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remedy
[ rem-i-dee ]
noun
- something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
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- something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.
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- Law. legal redress; the legal means of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong.
- Coining. a certain allowance at the mint for deviation from the standard weight and fineness of coins; tolerance.
verb (used with object)
- to cure, relieve, or heal.
Antonyms:
- to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right:
to remedy a matter.
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- to counteract or remove:
to remedy an evil.
remedy
/ rɪˈmiːdɪəbəl; ˈrɛmɪdɪ /
noun
- usually foll byfor or against any drug or agent that cures a disease or controls its symptoms
- usually foll byfor or against anything that serves to put a fault to rights, cure defects, improve conditions, etc
a remedy for industrial disputes
- the legally permitted variation from the standard weight or quality of coins; tolerance
verb
- to relieve or cure (a disease, illness, etc) by or as if by a remedy
- to put to rights (a fault, error, etc); correct
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱, adverb
- remediable, adjective
- ˈ徱, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·· noun plural nonremedies
- ܲ··徱 adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of remedy1
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Example Sentences
Tellingly, the right-wing noise machine can't even articulate the injustice that needs to be remedied here.
The best remedy for high pH, Wallace said, is to add gypsum to your soil and avoid things that can make the soil more alkaline, such as crushed concrete.
The current trial is looking at remedies to curtail Google's dominance in online search, as the recent explosion in generative AI services such as ChatGPT has expanded the market.
To avoid contempt proceedings, the judge gave the administration two options - to "purge" itself of contempt, or to remedy its noncompliance.
After escorting the 14-year-old on a dangerous journey across the USA to meet doctors working on a vaccine, it becomes apparent Ellie must die for a potential remedy to be produced.
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