cure of

cure (someone or something) of (something)

1. To heal someone of something. That antibiotic cured Sam of his illness in just a few days. I really hope this new therapist can cure me of my compulsive behaviors.
2. To fix or repair a malfunctioning machine. Unfortunately, a few good smacks on the lid did not cure the washer of that dreadful noise.
See also: cure, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cure someone of something

to rid someone of a disease, ailment, bad habit, or obsession. I hope that the doctor prescribes something to cure him of that chronic cough. Will you please try to cure yourself of your constant 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 something.) I think I have cured the stapler of jamming all the time. I can't seem to cure the committee of procrastination.
See also: cure, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cure (someone or something) of (something)
  • heal
  • heal (someone) of (something)
  • heal of
  • convalesce
  • convalesce from
  • convalesce from (something)
  • catch (something) from (someone)
  • catch from
  • heal up
References in classic literature
Physicians are, some of them, so pleasing and conformable to the humor of the patient, as they press not the true cure of the disease; and some other are so regular, in proceeding according to art for the disease, as they respect not sufficiently the condition of the patient.
The Essays
I sent last evening for the cure of the nearest French village, who spent an hour with him.
American
Effect of light intensity and exposure duration on cure of resin composite.
LED LIGHT TIP DISTANCE EFFECT ON SHEAR BOND STRENGTH OF ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS: IN-VITRO STUDY
The cure rate for many UV/V adhesives is as fast as 10 to 20 seconds, a substantial reduction from the 45 to 60 second cure of earlier generation UV/V adhesives.
Shedding some light on adhesive curing: adhesives are a key component in the assembly of a variety of medical devices. Unfortunately, specific curing requirements of certain types have caused difficulties for manufacturers using traditional adhesive options. Visible light curing adhesives, however, enable the use of equipment that costs less, offers a safer solution, and enables greater flexibility in the design of the product
Ethyl acetoacetate, methyl acetoacetate, dimethyl acetoacetamide, monomethyl acetoacetamide, and acetoacetanilide are low-color copromoters for room-temperature cure of unsaturated polyesters.
Polyester curatives
This behavior of vulcanizate systems allows DSC to be useful in monitoring the state of cure of a particular system or its heat history.
A new approach to optimize cure cycle of a tire using DSC
Whether one is convinced, like the author, that "locating the cure of psychic and behavioral disorders in patients' bodies" was responsible for the "pernicious consequences" described in the book (p.
Mental Ills and Bodily Cares: Psychiatric Treatment in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
However, the Court stated that it does not follow that Waldbaum automatically lost its right to renew the lease because the complete cure of this default had not been accomplished at the precise time Waldbaum exercised its renewal option.
Breach of lease need not be default
The cure of the material, as previously described, can be via two principal routes, including peroxide cure or addition cure.
Silicone rubber materials for high voltage transmission and distribution insulators
The appellate court held that "In this fact pattern, a proper cure of the breach required tenant's permanent removal of the dogs, not merely tenant's control of his dogs during the post-judgement 10-day cure period."
Court says tenant is dog-gone
The objective of this course is to provide fundamentals of multiple techniques and combinations of curing technologies which provide cure of coatings in less than one minute.
Coatings short courses planned
* The best compression set results were obtained after a nitrogen post cure of eight hours at 150 [degrees] C, as depicted in figure 7.
Post cure thermo-oxidative effects on HNBR
This method shows an approximate state of cure of the part as it exits the mold.
Using real-time impedance measurement to monitor and control rubber vulcanization
However, the HTS cure of table 1 is believed to be too tight for bladder applications.
A highly efficient cure system for BIMS
Curing the test samples beyond their T90s and/or a post cure of these parts would probably increase the heat aged performance of these compounds.
Use of polybutadiene coagents in peroxide cured elastomers for wire and cable