remedy

[rem-i-dee]

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.

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

/ 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

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of remedy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of remedy¹

C13: from Anglo-Norman remedie , from Latin remedium a cure, from remedērī to heal again, from _re- + medērī to heal; see _medical

Synonym Study

See cure.

Example Sentences

There’s also rapidly improving technology to defeat just about any cheating remedy: smart glasses, smart earbuds, special smartwatches and even smart pens with tiny screens that can scan test content.

From Los Angeles Times

“The United States has now been forced to bring the instant action to seek legal remedy for Defendants’ refusal to comply with lawful requests pursuant to federal law,” the lawsuit states.

From Los Angeles Times

"That is an error that has been made and we have to look into whether that is the case and whether there are other steps that need to be taken to remedy that."

From BBC

On Wednesday, in a podcast hosted by Benny Johnson, a long-time collaborator with Kirk's Turning Point organisation, Carr said there were "remedies" the FCC could explore.

From BBC

Every autumn for the past 25 years, Network Rail has sought to remedy this by sending out a fleet of specialist trains to clear the tracks with high-pressure water jets.

From BBC

Related Words

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