Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being such that curing or healing is possible.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being healed or cured; admitting a remedy: as, a curable disease or patient; a curable evil.
- Capable of curing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being cured; admitting remedy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
cured .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective curing or healing is possible
- adjective capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent
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Examples
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When people talk about it being treatable, they are distinguishing it from being curable, which is something we can't do.
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I did that and as a consequence of that, tomorrow morning I'm going to have surgery from a superb pioneering surgeon, Dr. Patrick Walsh, who has broken through with respect to what they call nerve sparing surgery and surgery which reduces bleeding and maximizes the long-term curable possibilities.
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How many is AIDS killing in comparison with the tens of millions of children and adults that die each year from malnutrition and disease, from what the WHO calls curable diseases?
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So, the singer, for personal reasons, comes to think that homosexuality is 'curable'.
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama Strongly Denounces Antigay Gospel Singer 2009
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So, the singer, for personal reasons, comes to think that homosexuality is 'curable'.
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Often, this argument depends on whether deafness is seen as a medical condition of the individual "curable" for some through cochlear implants or as a culture to be celebrated.
Archive 2005-03-01 Kay Olson 2005
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Often, this argument depends on whether deafness is seen as a medical condition of the individual "curable" for some through cochlear implants or as a culture to be celebrated.
Pioneer plans town for sign language users Kay Olson 2005
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His office says the tumor is "curable" and will require treatment over the next few months.
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CIA missile strike misses Taliban commander, kills his brother in latest blow to insurgents Gearing up for likely 2012 bid, Pawlenty outlines conservative vision, faith to conservatives Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth says he's running for Evan Bayh's Indiana Senate seat NJ's Lautenberg, nation's 2nd-oldest US senator, has 'curable' lymphoma of stomach
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 AP 2010
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U.S. S.nator Frank Lautenberg (D) of New Jersey has 'curable' stomach cancer, according to his office.
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