cured

1. (satellite adjective) (used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry

2. (satellite adjective) (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening

3. (satellite adjective) (used of rubber, e.g.) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
Synonyms: vulcanized

4. (satellite adjective) freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron
Synonyms: healed, recovered

5. (satellite adjective) (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
Synonyms: aged

6. (satellite adjective) (used especially of meat) cured in brine
Synonyms: corned



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