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CURABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Able to be cured or healed
Example:
curable diseases
Classified under:
Antonym:
incurable (incapable of being cured)
Derivation:
curability; curableness (capability of being cured or healed)
cure (provide a cure for, make healthy again)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent
Classified under:
Similar:
hardened; tempered; toughened; treated (made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment)
Derivation:
cure (make (substances) hard and improve their usability)
