curer

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English

Etymology

cure +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

curer (plural curers)

  1. A healer.
  2. A person who, or device which preserves food by curing.

Translations

healer — see healer

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French curer, borrowed from Latin cūrāre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

curer

  1. (transitive) to clean by scrubbing, scraping and removing (e.g. a drain, a pipe, a canal, a stable, ...)
  2. (reflexive) to clean oneself by scrubbing, scraping and removing (e.g. one's nails, teeth, ...)
    Se curer le nez. ― To pick one's nose.
  3. (rare) (transitive) to clear out (to make empty, to remove)

Conjugation

Conjugation of curer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple curer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple curant
/ky.ʁɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle curé
/ky.ʁe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cure
/kyʁ/ 		cures
/kyʁ/ 		cure
/kyʁ/ 		curons
/ky.ʁɔ̃/ 		curez
/ky.ʁe/ 		curent
/kyʁ/
imperfect curais
/ky.ʁɛ/ 		curais
/ky.ʁɛ/ 		curait
/ky.ʁɛ/ 		curions
/ky.ʁjɔ̃/ 		curiez
/ky.ʁje/ 		curaient
/ky.ʁɛ/
past historic2 curai
/ky.ʁe/ 		curas
/ky.ʁa/ 		cura
/ky.ʁa/ 		curâmes
/ky.ʁam/ 		curâtes
/ky.ʁat/ 		curèrent
/ky.ʁɛʁ/
future curerai
/ky.ʁə.ʁe/ 		cureras
/ky.ʁə.ʁa/ 		curera
/ky.ʁə.ʁa/ 		curerons
/ky.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ 		curerez
/ky.ʁə.ʁe/ 		cureront
/ky.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional curerais
/ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		curerais
/ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		curerait
/ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ 		curerions
/ky.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		cureriez
/ky.ʁə.ʁje/ 		cureraient
/ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cure
/kyʁ/ 		cures
/kyʁ/ 		cure
/kyʁ/ 		curions
/ky.ʁjɔ̃/ 		curiez
/ky.ʁje/ 		curent
/kyʁ/
imperfect2 curasse
/ky.ʁas/ 		curasses
/ky.ʁas/ 		curât
/ky.ʁa/ 		curassions
/ky.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ 		curassiez
/ky.ʁa.sje/ 		curassent
/ky.ʁas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cure
/kyʁ/ 		— curons
/ky.ʁɔ̃/ 		curez
/ky.ʁe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Latin

Verb

cūrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cūrō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūrō, cūrāre.

Verb

curer

  1. to clean
  2. (medicine) to treat (an illness, a symptom, etc.), to care (for), to heal
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 142 of this essay:
      On doit avoir plusieurs entencions, car en curant, on doit bien considerer la cause et la nature de la maladie
      One must have several intentions, because in treating, one must consider the cause and the nature of the disease

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of curer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive curer avoir curé
gerund en curant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle curant
past participle curé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present cur cures cure curons curez curent
imperfect curoie, cureie, curoe, cureve curoies, cureies, curoes, cureves curoit, cureit, curot, cureve curiiens, curiens curiiez, curiez curoient, cureient, curoent, curevent
preterite curai curas cura curames curastes curerent
future curerai cureras curera curerons cureroiz, curereiz, curerez cureront
conditional cureroie, curereie cureroies, curereies cureroit, curereit cureriiens, cureriens cureriiez, cureriez cureroient, curereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present cur curs curt curons curez curent
imperfect curasse curasses curast curissons, curissiens curissoiz, curissez, curissiez curassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— cure — curons curez —

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  • English: cure
  • French: curer
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