"curing" in the noun sense
1. 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"
"curing" in the verb sense
1. 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"
2. cure
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
"cure meats"
"cure pickles"
"cure hay"
3. cure
make (substances) hard and improve their usability
"cure resin"
"cure cement"
"cure soap"
4. cure
be or become preserved
"the apricots cure in the sun"
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