cure in WordNet English dictionary

1. provide a cure for, make healthy again
   "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
   bring around  cure  heal 
   
2. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
   "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
   cure 
   
3. be or become preserved
   "the apricots cure in the sun"
   cure 
   
4. make (substances) hard and improve their usability
   "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
   cure 
   

1. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
   remedy  curative  cure  therapeutic