cūrō

cūrō

By surface analysis, cūra +‎ -ō, from Proto-italic *kʷoizā.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkuː.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkuː.ro]

Verb

cūrō (present infinitive cūrāre, perfect active cūrāvī, supine cūrātum); first conjugation

1. to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to

   Synonyms: accūrō, cū̆stōdiō, servō, videō, cōnsulō, prōcūrō, colō, cōnsultō, respiciō, serviō, caveō

   Rōmānī templa deōrum magnā diligentiā cūrant.

   The Romans care for the temples of the gods with great diligence.

2. to heal, cure

   similia similibus cūrantur

   likes cure likes

3. to govern, command, preside over

   Synonym: praesum

4. to refresh (when occurring with corpus)
5. to undertake, procure
6. (reflexive) to trouble (oneself)
7. (in mercantile language) to take care of money matters, adjust or settle, pay

   Synonyms: pendo, absolvo, persolvo, erogo, solvo