remedy
Americannoun
plural
remedies-
something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
- Synonyms:
- medication, medicament, specific, restorative, cure
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something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.
- Synonyms:
- antidote, corrective
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Law. legal redress; the legal means of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong.
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Coining. a certain allowance at the mint for deviation from the standard weight and fineness of coins; tolerance.
noun
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any drug or agent that cures a disease or controls its symptoms
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anything that serves to put a fault to rights, cure defects, improve conditions, etc
a remedy for industrial disputes
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the legally permitted variation from the standard weight or quality of coins; tolerance
verb
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to relieve or cure (a disease, illness, etc) by or as if by a remedy
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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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She didn’t think that sleeping it off was a magic remedy, and it turned out that she was right.
From Literature
“Disqualification is a remedy courts are not quick to administer,” she wrote.
In these tough times, some discount chains have been thriving, but California’s Grocery Outlet has been closing stores as it tries to remedy a hangover of overexpansion.
From Los Angeles Times
A separate recurring issue with an engine warning light which began shortly after its return from annual maintenance in Merseyside is believed to have been remedied.
From BBC
Rather than try one of the many remedies being promoted online, she slathered her neck with a retinol face cream and wrapped it in plastic wrap from her kitchen.
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