curo

See also: curó, curò, and ĉuro

Catalan

Verb

curo

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Galician

Verb

curo

1. first-person singular present indicative of curar

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uro

Verb

curo

1. first-person singular present of curare

Anagrams

• cuor

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Latin

Etymology

From cūra +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.roː/, [ˈkuːroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ro/, [ˈkuːro]

Verb

cūrō (present infinitive cūrāre, perfect active cūrāvī, supine cūrātum); first conjugation

1. I arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure

   Romani templa deorum magna diligentia curant.

   The Romans care for the temples of the gods with great diligence.

   • Benedictus de Spinoza, Tractatus Politicus

     sedulo curavi, humanas actiones non ridere, non lugere, neque detestari, sed intelligere

     I have laboured diligently, not to mock, lament, or execrate human actions; but to understand them.

2. I heal, cure

   similia similibus curantur

   like cures like

3. I govern, command
4. I undertake, procure

Conjugation

Conjugation of cūrō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	cūrō	cūrās	cūrat	cūrāmus	cūrātis	cūrant
	imperfect	cūrābam	cūrābās	cūrābat	cūrābāmus	cūrābātis	cūrābant
	future	cūrābō	cūrābis	cūrābit	cūrābimus	cūrābitis	cūrābunt
	perfect	cūrāvī	cūrāvistī, cūrāstī2	cūrāvit, cūrāt2	cūrāvimus, cūrāmus2	cūrāvistis, cūrāstis2	cūrāvērunt, cūrāvēre, cūrārunt2
	pluperfect	cūrāveram, cūrāram2	cūrāverās, cūrārās2	cūrāverat, cūrārat2	cūrāverāmus, cūrārāmus2	cūrāverātis, cūrārātis2	cūrāverant, cūrārant2
	future perfect	cūrāverō, cūrārō2	cūrāveris, cūrāris2	cūrāverit, cūrārit2	cūrāverimus, cūrārimus2	cūrāveritis, cūrāritis2	cūrāverint, cūrārint2
passive	present	cūror	cūrāris, cūrāre	cūrātur	cūrāmur	cūrāminī	cūrantur
	imperfect	cūrābar	cūrābāris, cūrābāre	cūrābātur	cūrābāmur	cūrābāminī	cūrābantur
	future	cūrābor	cūrāberis, cūrābere	cūrābitur	cūrābimur	cūrābiminī	cūrābuntur
	perfect	cūrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	cūrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	cūrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	cūrem	cūrēs	cūret	cūrēmus	cūrētis	cūrent
	imperfect	cūrārem	cūrārēs	cūrāret	cūrārēmus	cūrārētis	cūrārent
	perfect	cūrāverim, cūrārim2	cūrāverīs, cūrārīs2	cūrāverit, cūrārit2	cūrāverīmus, cūrārīmus2	cūrāverītis, cūrārītis2	cūrāverint, cūrārint2
	pluperfect	cūrāvissem, cūrāssem2	cūrāvissēs, cūrāssēs2	cūrāvisset, cūrāsset2	cūrāvissēmus, cūrāssēmus2	cūrāvissētis, cūrāssētis2	cūrāvissent, cūrāssent2
passive	present	cūrer	cūrēris, cūrēre	cūrētur	cūrēmur	cūrēminī	cūrentur
	imperfect	cūrārer	cūrārēris, cūrārēre	cūrārētur	cūrārēmur	cūrārēminī	cūrārentur
	perfect	cūrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	cūrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	cūrā	—	—	cūrāte	—
	future	—	cūrātō	cūrātō	—	cūrātōte	cūrantō
passive	present	—	cūrāre	—	—	cūrāminī	—
	future	—	cūrātor	cūrātor	—	—	cūrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		cūrāre	cūrāvisse, cūrāsse2	cūrātūrum esse	cūrārī, cūrārier1	cūrātum esse	cūrātum īrī
participles		cūrāns	—	cūrātūrus	—	cūrātus	cūrandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		cūrandī	cūrandō	cūrandum	cūrandō	cūrātum	cūrātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• accūrō
• cūrans
• cūrābilis
• cūrātus
• cūrātūra
• praecūrō
• procūrō
• recūrō

 

Descendants

• Aromanian: cur, curari
• Asturian: curar, curiar
• Catalan: curar
• English: cure
• French: curer
• Friulian: curâ
• Galician: curar
• Italian: curare
• Occitan: curar
• Portuguese: curar
• Romanian: cura
• Romansch: curar
• Sardinian: curài, curare
• Sicilian: curari
• Spanish: curar, curiar
• Venetian: curar

References

• “curo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• curo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to take no thought for the future: futura non cogitare, curare
    
  • to treat as a patient (used of a doctor): aegrotum curare
    
  • to cure a patient: aegrotum sanare (not curare)
    
  • not to trouble oneself about a thing: nihil omnino curare
    
  • to keep house: rem domesticam, familiarem administrare, regere, curare
    
  • to refresh oneself, minister to one's bodily wants: corpus curare (cibo, vino, somno)
    
  • (ambiguous) anxiety troubles and torments one: cura sollicitat angitque aliquem
    
  • (ambiguous) good-bye; farewell: vale or cura ut valeas
    

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Portuguese

Verb

curo

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾo/ [ˈku.ɾo]

Verb

curo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of curar.