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cur|able /kjʊə rəb^ə l/ ADJ If a disease or illness is curable , it can be cured. □ Most skin cancers are completely curable if detected in the early stages.

cu|rate (curates , curating , curated ) The noun is pronounced /kjʊə rət/. The verb is pronounced /kjʊre I t/. 1 N‑COUNT A curate is a clergyman in the Anglican Church who helps the priest.

2 VERB [usu passive] If an exhibition is curated by someone, they organize it. □ [be V -ed + by ] The Hayward exhibition has been curated by the artist Bernard Luthi.

cu|ra|tive /kjʊə rət I v/ ADJ Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses. [FORMAL ] □ Ancient civilizations believed in the curative powers of fresh air and sunlight.

cu|ra|tor /kjʊre I tə^r / (curators ) N‑COUNT A curator is someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery.

cu|ra|to|rial /kjʊ rətɔː riəl/ ADJ [ADJ n] Curatorial means relating to curators and their work. [FORMAL ] □ …the museum's curatorial team.

curb /kɜː ^r b/ (curbs , curbing , curbed )

1 VERB If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits. □ [V n] …advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of the disease. □ [be V -ed] He called for energy consumption to be curbed. ● N‑COUNT Curb is also a noun. □ [+ on ] He called for much stricter curbs on immigration.

2 VERB If you curb an emotion or your behaviour, you keep it under control. □ [V n] He curbed his temper.

3 → see kerb

curd /kɜː ^r d/ (curds ) N‑VAR [usu pl] The thick white substance which is formed when milk turns sour can be referred to as curds .

cur|dle /kɜː ^r d^ə l/ (curdles , curdling , curdled ) VERB If milk or eggs curdle or if you curdle them, they separate into different bits. □ [V ] The sauce should not boil or the egg yolk will curdle. □ [V n] The herb has been used for centuries to curdle milk.

cure ◆◇◇ /kjʊə ^r / (cures , curing , cured )

1 VERB If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear. □ [be V -ed] Her cancer can only be controlled, not cured.

2 VERB If doctors or medical treatments cure a person, they make the person well again after an illness or injury. □ [V n] MDT is an effective treatment and could cure all the leprosy sufferers worldwide. □ [be V -ed] Almost overnight I was cured. □ [V n + of ] Now doctors believe they have cured him of the disease.

3 N‑COUNT A cure for an illness is a medicine or other treatment that cures the illness. □ [+ for ] Atkinson has been told rest is the only cure for his ankle injury.

4 VERB If someone or something cures a problem, they bring it to an end. □ [V n] Private firms are willing to make large-scale investments to help cure Russia's economic troubles.

5 N‑COUNT A cure for a problem is something that will bring it to an end. □ [+ for ] The magic cure for inflation does not exist.

6 VERB If an action or event cures someone of a habit or an attitude, it makes them stop having it. □ [V n + of ] The experience was a detestable ordeal, and it cured him of any ambitions to direct again. □ [V n] He went to a clinic to cure his drinking and overeating.

7 VERB [usu passive] When food, tobacco, or animal skin is cured , it is dried, smoked, or salted so that it will last for a long time. □ [be V -ed] Legs of pork were cured and smoked over the fire. □ [V -ed] …sliced cured ham. COLLOCATIONS cure VERB