curing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
    solidifying; hardening; set; solidification.
    • the hardening of concrete
    • he tested the set of the glue
  2. verb provide a cure for, make healthy again
    heal; cure; bring around.
    • The treatment cured the boy's acne
    • The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to
  3. verb prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
    cure.
    • cure meats
    • cure pickles
    • cure hay
  4. verb make (substances) hard and improve their usability
    cure.
    • cure resin
    • cure cement
    • cure soap
  5. verb be or become preserved
    cure.
    • the apricots cure in the sun

WordNet


Cur"ing
Definitions
  1. p. a. & vb. n. of Cure.

Webster 1913