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Cure Someone of Something
Cure Someone of Something
cure someone of something
to rid someone of a disease, ailment, bad habit, or obsession. I hope that the doctor prescribes
something to curehim of that chronic cough. Will you please try to cure yourself of your const
ant interrupting?
See also: cure, of
cure something of something
to eliminate the cause of a malfunction in a machine or a device. (See also cure someone of s
omething.) I think Ihave cured the stapler of jamming all the time. I can't seem to cure the c
ommittee of procrastination.
See also: cure, of
cure
(kyo͝or)
n.
1.
a. A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health: discovered a new cure for ulce
rs.
b. Restoration of health; recovery from disease: the likelihood of cure.
c. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation: The cats proved to be a
good cure forour mouse problem.
depend on
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Related to depend on: depend upon
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Ve 1 depend on - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election";
rb . "Your grade will depends onyour homework"
depend upon, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, turn on, ride
build on, build upon, repose on, rest
on - be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's thisnew evidence b
ased on?"
2 depend on - put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on
. when times get rough"; "you canrely on his discretion"
rely on, rely upon, depend upon
3 depend on - be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly parents ofte
. n depend on their adult children"
rely on
depend upon
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Ve 1 depend upon - be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electio
rb . n"; "Your grade will depends onyour homework"
depend on, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, turn on, ride
build on, build upon, repose on, rest
on - be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's thisnew evidence b
ased on?"
2 depend upon - put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely o
. n when times get rough"; "youcan rely on his discretion"
rely on, rely upon, depend on
rely on
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Ve 1 rely on - put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on whe
rb . n times get rough"; "you can relyon his discretion"
rely upon, depend on, depend upon
2 rely on - be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly parents often d
. epend on their adult children"
depend on
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rely on
verb
1. depend, lean, be dependent, fall back on, resort
to, be unable to manage without They relied heavily onthe advice of their advisors.
2. be confident of, bank on, trust, count on, bet on, reckon on, lean on, be sure of, have
confidence in,swear by, repose trust in I know I can rely on you to sort it out.
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rely on
or upon
verb
To place trust or confidence in:
bank on (or upon), believe in, count on (or upon), depend on (or upon), reckon
on (or upon), trust (in).
rely upon
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Related to rely upon: collide with, finish off
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Ve 1 rely upon - put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on w
rb . hen times get rough"; "you canrely on his discretion"
rely on, depend on, depend upon