remedy

American  

[rem-i-dee] / ˈrɛm ɪ di /

noun

PLURAL

remedies

1. something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.

   Synonyms:

   medication , medicament , specific , restorative , cure

2. something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.

   Synonyms:

   antidote , corrective

3. Law.  legal redress; the legal means of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong.

4. Coining.  a certain allowance at the mint for deviation from the standard weight and fineness of coins; tolerance.

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verb (used with object)

remedied, remedying

1. to cure, relieve, or heal.

   Antonyms:

   worsen

2. to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right.

   to remedy a matter.

   Synonyms:

   renew , redress , correct , repair

3. to counteract or remove.

   to remedy an evil.

remedy British  

/ rɪˈmiːdɪəbəl, ˈrɛmɪdɪ /

noun

1. any drug or agent that cures a disease or controls its symptoms

2. anything that serves to put a fault to rights, cure defects, improve conditions, etc

   a remedy for industrial disputes

3. the legally permitted variation from the standard weight or quality of coins; tolerance

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verb

1. to relieve or cure (a disease, illness, etc) by or as if by a remedy

2. to put to rights (a fault, error, etc); correct

Related Words

See cure.

Other Word Forms

• nonremedy noun
• remediable adjective
• remediably adverb
• remediless adjective
• unremedied adjective

Etymology

Origin of remedy

First recorded in 1175–1225; (for the noun) Middle English remedie, from Anglo-French, from Latin remedium, from re- re- + med(ērī) “to heal” ( medical ) + -ium -ium; (for the verb) late Middle English remedien, from Middle French remedier, from Latin remediāre, derivative of remedium

Example Sentences

Labor strategy shifted from collective union action to individual legal remedies.

From The Wall Street Journal

It says it plans to pursue all legal remedies and monetary damages related to stranded assets and expenditures on the pipeline system.

From The Wall Street Journal

She tried the usual home remedies, but nothing worked.

From BBC

The Justice Department’s antitrust division views settlements as often providing a more effective remedy for consolidation, according to a senior Justice official.

From The Wall Street Journal

In response to the allegations, Kiechle announced the appointment of a commission to "review past work processes, uncover potential weaknesses, and reliably remedy them for the future."

From BBC

Related Words

• antidote
• countermeasure
• cure-all
• drug
• fix
• medicine
• panacea
• pill
• quick fix
• redress
• relief
• therapy
• treatment