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   remedy

   /ˈrɛmɪdi/

   noun

   • 1. a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury: "herbal remedies for aches and pains" Similar treatmentcuremedicinemedicationmedicamentdrugrestorativeantidoteprophylacticnostrumpanaceacure-alltherapyarchaic:physicspecific
   • ▪ a means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable: "shopping became a remedy for personal problems" Similar solutionanswercureantidotecorrectivecurativenostrumpanaceacure-allheal-allpalliativebalmmagic formulacountermeasureinformal:magic bullet
   • ▪ a means of legal reparation: "compensation is available as a remedy against governmental institutions" Similar (means of) redress(means of) reparationcomeback
   • 2. the margin within which coins as minted may differ from the standard fineness and weight.

   verb

   • 1. set right (an undesirable situation): "money will be given to remedy the poor funding of nurseries" Similar put rightset rightset to rightsput to rightsrightrectifyretrievesolvefixsort output in orderstraighten outresolvedeal withcorrectrepairmendredressmake goodimproveamendamelioratemake betterbetter

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French remedie, from Latin remedium, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + mederi ‘heal’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. remediless adjective

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   The meaning of REMEDY is a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. How to use remedy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Remedy.

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   Remedy definition: something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.. See examples of REMEDY used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREMEDY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A remedy is something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or in pain. ...natural remedies to help overcome winter infections. Synonyms: cure, treatment, specific, medicine More Synonyms of remedy. 3. verb. If you remedy something that is wrong or harmful, you correct it or improve it.

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   A remedy is something that relieves or cures a problem or illness. Aloe vera is a common remedy for sunburn. If you're having trouble sleeping, the first remedy you might try is a hot bath and a cup of chamomile tea. If that doesn't help, you may resort to something stronger, like a sedative.

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   1. Something, such as a drug or a bandage, that is used to treat a symptom, disease, injury, or other condition. 2. a. Something that corrects an evil, fault, or error. b. Law The means of obtaining redress of a wrong or enforcement of a right. 3. The allowance by a mint for deviation from the standard weight or quality of coins.

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   a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious an herbal remedy remedy for something an excellent home remedy for sore throats.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREMEDY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    noun. /ˈremədi/ (plural remedies) a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation synonym solution. When the reservoir becomes blocked, the only remedy lies in cleaning the entire system. remedy for something There is no simple remedy for unemployment.