1. treat
my treat!
Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.
Once you've picked up a stone that you like, take it home as soon as you can and treat it well, because that's the only stone you've got.
Women treat us just as humanity treats its gods. They worship us, and are always bothering us to do something for them.
Some kids start to carry on at a supermarket when they are not allowed to buy some candy or other treat.
Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.
We dismiss people for talking about themselves but it's the subject they treat best.
I'm Tanaka and I just moved in next door. Please treat me well.
We deserve a treat! A treat is something you buy or do that is extra special and something that you don't normally do.
We don’t have a right to listen to the music we want for free. These things are treats; pleasures; luxuries.
Both parents and some politicians have criticized the rule; which they say treats all young people like criminals.
If you've been working hard and living thriftily for months on end, give yourself a treat: take the night off and go out to dinner and a movie.
It was my mother’s fiftieth birthday, and as a special treat, my dad decided to take the whole family up.
2. cure
Many people believe acupuncture can cure diseases.
He peddled his "miracle cure" to desperate cancer patients.
cure for
Doctor, cure me.
A soft answer is a specific cure of anger.
We all labour against our own cure; for death is the cure of all disease.
Laughter is the only cure against vanity, and vanity is the only laughable fault.
It'll cure itself naturally.
His cure is a miracle!
life: a sexually transmitted disease which always ends in death. There is currently no known cure. A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain.
I have depression. | People have it worse than you. Got over it. | I'm cured. Ha ha ha ha. Provide a cure for, make healthy again.
He is working really hard to find me a cure.
1. I suppose there's really only one cure for loneliness. / 2. I'll get you some special medicine from my personal pharmacy. / 3. My new cure makes my throat so dry.
find cure
Bacteria are dangerous because they cause infections which may be difficult to cure.