• adjective:   (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
• adjective:   (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
• adjective:   freed from illness or injury

  Example: "The patient appears cured"

• adjective:   (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
• adjective:   (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
• adjective:   (used especially of meat) cured in brine

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