In ancient times, it was used to try to cure disease.

You wouldn't try to cure a friend's diabetes on your own.

There was no point in trying to cure such a wound, or even turn him over.

But they are trying to cure the disease, and it's worth giving them a chance to do that.

Dad had been trying to cure him of his condition.

When a person gets breast cancer, they can try to cure it in three ways.

He knew that, if she were infected, he'd have to try to cure her whether it worked or not.

They object also to the very idea of trying to cure the deaf.

"I've been trying ever so hard to cure him of that."

I am not sure, however, whether we are trying to cure the right illness.