Noun

• S: (n) hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing (the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization) "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) natural process, natural action, action, activity (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)) "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
• S: (n) process, physical process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states) "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• part holonym
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) bring around, cure, heal (provide a cure for, make healthy again) "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) recuperate (restore to good health or strength)
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• entailment
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) cure (prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve) "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
• S: (v) cure (make (substances) hard and improve their usability) "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
• S: (v) cure (be or become preserved) "the apricots cure in the sun"