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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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   What does remedy mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! REMEDY meaning: 1. a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty: 2. a way of…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between Remedy and redress?

   • remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil. redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance. amend, reform, revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes , reform implying drastic change

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   What is the difference between correct and remedy?

   • correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil.

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   Where does the word Remedie come from?

   • [Middle English remedie, from Old French, from Latin remedium : re-, re- + medērī, to heal; see med- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 1.

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   What does treatment mean?

   • 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.

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   What is a natural remedy?

   • A remedy is something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or in pain . ...natural remedies to help overcome winter infections. If you remedy something that is wrong or harmful, you correct it or improve it. A great deal has been done internally to remedy the situation. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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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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   If you remedy something that is wrong or harmful, you correct it or improve it. A great deal has been done internally to remedy the situation. American English : remedy / ˈrɛmədi /

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