'Remedy' definitions:

Definition of 'remedy'

(from WordNet)
noun
Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn: redress, remedy, remediation]
noun
A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic]
verb
Set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend]
verb
Provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: remedy, relieve]

Definition of 'Remedy'

From: GCIDE
  • Remedy \Rem"e*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remedied (-d?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Remedying.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem['e]dier. See Remedy, n.] To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract. [1913 Webster]
  • I will remedy this gear ere long. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Remedy'

From: GCIDE
  • Remedy \Rem"e*dy\ (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl. Remedies (-d?z). [L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem[`e]de remedy, rem['e]dier to remedy. See Medical.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'remedy'

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