 remedy |
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| 1. | [ verb ] set straight or right | |
| Synonyms: | amend remediate repair rectify | |
| Examples: | "remedy these deficiencies" "rectify the inequities in salaries" "repair an oversight" |
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| Related terms: | correct correction amends rectifier | |
| 2. | [ noun ] act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil | |
| Synonyms: | remediation redress | |
| Related terms: | correction salve rectify | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | |
| Synonyms: | cure curative | |
| Related terms: | treatment medicine panacea lotion ointment magic_bullet emetic antidote lenitive palliative acoustic preventive treatment | |
| 4. | [ verb ] provide relief for | |
| Synonyms: | relieve | |
| Examples: | "remedy his illness" |
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| Related terms: | treat medicine | |
| Similar spelling: |
renewed rend rente Rende |
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