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REMEDY
redress, remedy, remediation
(noun) act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
(noun) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
remedy, relieve
(verb) provide relief for; “remedy his illness”
rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend
(verb) set straight or right; “remedy these deficiencies”; “rectify the inequities in salaries”; “repair an oversight”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
remedy (plural remedies)
Something that corrects or counteracts.
(legal) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.
Synonyms
• (Scottish contexts): remeid
Verb
remedy (third-person singular simple present remedies, present participle remedying, simple past and past participle remedied)
(transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for.
Synonyms
• redress
• help
• correct
• cure
• See also repair
Source: Wiktionary
Rem"e*dy (rm"-d), n.; pl. Remedies (-d. Etym: [L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. remède remedy, remédier to remedy. See Medical.]
1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.
2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to. What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. Milton.
3. (Law)
Definition: The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. Civil remedy. See under Civil.
– Remedy of the mint (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also tolerance.
Syn.
– Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.
Rem"e*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remedied (-dd); p. pr. & vb. n. Remedying.] Etym: [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem. See Remedy, n.]
Definition: To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract. I will remedy this gear ere long. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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