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cured
adjective
(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process
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adjective
(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process
adjective
(used especially of meat) cured in brine
adjective
(used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry
adjective
(used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
adjective
(used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
adjective
freed from illness or injury
“the patient appears cured”
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the patient appears cured
the incision is healed
appears to be entirely recovered
{'source': 'Normon Cameron', 'text': 'when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium'}
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