preserve vs cure

preserve and cure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preserve	Yes	No	Yes	No
cure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cure is a hyponym of preserve; that is, cure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than preserve:

preserve: prevent (food) from rotting
cure: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

Other hyponyms of preserve include freeze-dry, conserve, dehydrate, desiccate, pickle, salt, can, put up, tin, refrigerate, corn.

preserve (noun)	cure (noun)
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
a reservation where animals are protected
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

preserve (verb)	cure (verb)
prevent (food) from rotting	provide a cure for, make healthy again
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction	prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use	be or become preserved
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	make (substances) hard and improve their usability
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing