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cure vs cure-all

cure-all vs cure

cure and cure-all both are nouns.

cure is a verb but cure-all is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cure Yes No Yes No
cure-all Yes No No No
As nouns, cure-all is a hyponym of cure; that is, cure-all is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cure:
  • cure: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  • cure-all: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
cure (noun) cure-all (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
cure (verb) cure-all (verb)
provide a cure for, make healthy again
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
be or become preserved
make (substances) hard and improve their usability
Difference between cure and cure-all

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