"recure" meaning in English

See recure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English recure, probably partly from Latin recūrāre, and partly from a reduced form of recover. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|recure}} Middle English recure, {{der|en|la|recūrāre}} Latin recūrāre Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} recure (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) cure; remedy; recovery Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-recure-en-noun-cEAgabXU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 21 24 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 20 28 20 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 22 22 6

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/ Forms: recures [present, singular, third-person], recuring [participle, present], recured [participle, past], recured [past]
Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English recure, probably partly from Latin recūrāre, and partly from a reduced form of recover. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|recure}} Middle English recure, {{der|en|la|recūrāre}} Latin recūrāre Head templates: {{en-verb}} recure (third-person singular simple present recures, present participle recuring, simple past and past participle recured)
  1. (obsolete) To cure, heal. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-recure-en-verb-SryLWK6Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 21 24 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 20 28 20 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 22 22 6
  2. (obsolete) To restore (something) to a good condition. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-recure-en-verb-DqjXuN6W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 21 24 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 20 28 20 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 22 22 6
  3. (obsolete) To recover, regain (something that had been lost). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-recure-en-verb-AhM2gJWd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 21 24 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 20 28 20 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 22 22 6
  4. To arrive at; to reach; to attain.
    Sense id: en-recure-en-verb-wSGvNr-6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: recurable, unrecurable

Inflected forms

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