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cure vs harden

harden vs cure

cure is a noun but harden is not a noun.

cure and harden both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cure Yes No Yes No
harden No No Yes No
As verbs, harden is a hypernym of cure; that is, harden is a word with a broader meaning than cure:
  • cure: make (substances) hard and improve their usability
  • harden: become hard or harder
Other hypernyms of cure include indurate.
cure (noun) harden (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
cure (verb) harden (verb)
provide a cure for, make healthy again become hard or harder
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve make hard or harder
be or become preserved make healthy
make (substances) hard and improve their usability cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
Difference between cure and harden

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