curing

Meanings

• Noun

  The process of preserving food by salting, smoking, or air-drying.

  - "Curing is an important traditional method for preserving food."
  - "The ham was cured for several weeks before being served."

• Verb

  To heal or make well.

  - "The patient was cured of his illness."
  - "The wound began to cure after a few days."

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Synonyms

heal

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with curing
urning , learning , urning

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Variants

List of all variants of curing that leads to same result
cure , cured , curer , curers , cures , curing

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Forms

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past tense: cured, past participle: cured, gerund: curing

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Etymology

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From Old English 'cyrigan', meaning 'to keep, guard'.

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Trivia

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1. Curing was an important skill in ancient civilizations, with evidence of cured meats being found in Egyptian tombs.

2. The process of curing meat was once used as a way to pay taxes in some European countries.

3. Curing can also be used to preserve other perishable items, such as leather and tobacco.

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Related Concepts

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1. preservation: The process of keeping food or other perishable items from spoiling or decaying.

2. pickling: A method of food preservation in which food is soaked in a brine or vinegar solution.

3. fermentation: A biological process in which microorganisms break down organic substances to produce energy, often resulting in the production of alcohol or other by-products.

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Culture

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Curing has been an important tradition in many cultures throughout history, particularly in areas where preserving food was necessary due to long winters or scarce resources. It has been used to preserve meats, fish, and vegetables, and has played a significant role in various cuisines around the world.

How to Memorize "curing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the process of salting and drying meat to preserve it.
   - Visualize the healing process of a wound as it closes and scabs over.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'curing' with the idea of preserving food or healing a wound.
   - Think of the smell and taste of cured meats or the feeling of a healed wound.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cure Meat, Cure Heal' to remember the different meanings of 'curing'.
   - Create a mental image of a butcher curing meat to help remember the preservation meaning.

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