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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: , , , ,

  2. something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.

    Synonyms: ,

  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:

  2. to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right:

    to remedy a matter.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to counteract or remove:

    to remedy an evil.

remedy

/ rɪˈmiːdɪəbəl; ˈrɛmɪdɪ /

noun

  1. usually foll byfor or against any drug or agent that cures a disease or controls its symptoms
  2. usually foll byfor or against 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱, adverb
  • remediable, adjective
  • ˈ𳾱徱, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·· noun plural nonremedies
  • ܲ··徱 adjective
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51Թ 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- + (ŧī) “to heal” ( medical ) + -ium -ium; (for the verb) late Middle English remedien, from Middle French remedier, from Latin 𳾱徱, derivative of remedium
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of remedy1

C13: from Anglo-Norman remedie , from Latin remedium a cure, from 𳾱ŧī to heal again, from re- + ŧī to heal; see medical
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