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.
Instead, the judge laid out a seemingly limited set of remedies to mitigate the monopoly in September, boosting investor sentiment.
From Barron's
Instead, the judge laid out a seemingly limited set of remedies to mitigate the monopoly in September, boosting investor sentiment.
From Barron's
The findings, built on decades of observations, add to growing evidence that our closest relatives have a surprising knowledge of natural remedies.
From BBC
“This was a real good remedy to make these boards work on behalf of the people.”
From Salon
“The bolillo is everything: It’s a food, a remedy, it’s homeland,” said one indignant commentator on X.
From Los Angeles Times
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