Curing

verb

1. To restore to health.

   "Unaided nature cured him."

2. To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.

   "Unaided nature cured his ailments."

3. To cause to be rid of (a defect).

   "Experience will cure him of his naïveté."

4. To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.

   "The smoke and heat cures the meat."

5. To bring about a cure of any kind.