Cure and Injure

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Cure

Cure verb - To restore to a healthy condition.
Usage example: the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
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Injure is an antonym for cure in topics: heal, cook.
Nearby Words: cured, curing, cureless, curable, curability

Injure

Injure verb - To cause bodily damage to.
Usage example: injured himself while skiing
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Synonyms for Injure
Antonyms for Injure
Cure is an antonym for injure in hurt topic.
Nearby Words: injury, injurious, injuring
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Common collocations

person cure person injure person
character cure character injure character
man cure man injure man
someone cure someone injure someone
Other words: time, characters, anyone, patients.
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