curing something can mean decreasing the amount of that something
cuspidation is not embellishment. curing is solving_problem. curing is like_repairing. curing is not solving_problem. pruning is trimming. stripping_compound is tangible_thing. curdling is forming_curds. trimming is not adornment. cuspidation is embellishment. curing is not like_repairing.