Cure and Impair

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Cure verb - To restore to a healthy condition.

Usage example: the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection

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Impair is an antonym for cure.

Nearby Words: cured, curing, cureless, curable, curability

Impair verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball

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Cure is an antonym for impair in harm topic.

Nearby Words: impairment, impairing

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