English Explanatory Dictionary

recure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cure, heal.
  2. To restore (something) to a good condition.
  3. To recover, regain (something that had been lost).
  4. To arrive at; to reach; to attain.
noun
  1. cure; remedy; recovery

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/

Word forms

recure recures recuring recured

Etymology

From Middle English recure, probably partly from Latin recūrāre, and partly from a reduced form of recover.

Derived words

recurable recureless unrecurable unrecuring
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