curer

English

Etymology

cure + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkjʊəɹə/, /ˈkjɔːɹə/
  • (General American) enPR: kyo͝orʹər, kyûrʹər, IPA(key): /ˈkjʊɹɚ/, /ˈkjɝɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹə(ɹ), -ɔːɹə(ɹ), -ɜːɹə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: cur‧er

Noun

curer (plural curers)

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

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French curer, borrowed from Latin cūrāre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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Further reading

Latin

Verb

cūrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cūrō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūrō, cūrāre.

Verb

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

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

  • English: cure
  • French: curer
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