curare

== English == === Alternative forms === curari, urare, urari, woorari, wurali === Etymology === From a Cariban language; compare Kari'na urari, Trió urari, wïrari, Akawaio urari, Pemon urari, Macushi urari, referring to various vines of genus Strychnos. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /kjʊˈɹɑ.ɹi/ === Noun === curare (usually uncountable, plural curares) A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “curare”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “curare”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === Carreu, Ur-race, ur-race == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish curare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kyˈraː.rə/, /kuˈraː.rə/ Hyphenation: cu‧ra‧re === Noun === curare n (uncountable, no diminutive) curare == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin cūrāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈra.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: cu‧rà‧re === Verb === curàre (first-person singular present cùro, first-person singular past historic curài, past participle curàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive) (medicine) to treat, cure (a patient, disease, etc.) Synonyms: medicare, fasciare, sanare, guarire to look after Synonyms: badare, guardare, provvedere a, governare, seguire to value; to take care of curare le amicizie ― to value friendships (with [che + subj.] or [di + inf.]) to do in such a way (that); to make it so (that) Synonym: adoperarsi ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === curerà == Latin == === Verb === cūrāre inflection of cūrō: present active infinitive second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cu‧ra‧re === Noun === curare m (uncountable) curare (a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine) === Further reading === “curare”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “curare”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === From cura +‎ -re. === Noun === curare f (plural curări) cleaning, purification ==== Declension ==== === References === curare in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈɾaɾe/ [kuˈɾa.ɾe] Rhymes: -aɾe Syllabification: cu‧ra‧re === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== curare m (plural curares) curare === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== curare first/third-person singular future subjunctive of curar === Further reading === “curare”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === curare n curare ==== Declension ====