curer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cure +‎ -er.

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Noun[edit]

curer (plural curers)

  1. A healer.
  2. A person who, or device which preserves food by curing.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French curer, borrowed from Latin cūrāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

curer

  1. (transitive) to clean by scrubbing, scraping and removing (e.g. a drain, a pipe, a canal, a stable, ...)
  2. (reflexive) to clean oneself by scrubbing, scraping and removing (e.g. one's nails, teeth, ...)
    Se curer le nez.To pick one's nose.
  3. (rare) (transitive) to clear out (to make empty, to remove)

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

cūrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cūrō

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin cūrō, cūrāre.

Verb[edit]

curer

  1. to clean
  2. (medicine) to treat (an illness, a symptom, etc.), to care (for), to heal
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 142 of this essay:
      On doit avoir plusieurs entencions, car en curant, on doit bien considerer la cause et la nature de la maladie
      One must have several intentions, because in treating, one must consider the cause and the nature of the disease

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: cure
  • French: curer