remedy definition - Dictionary

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rem·e·dy [ rémmədee ]

noun (plural rem·e·dies)

Definition:

1. way of putting something right: a means of putting something right or getting rid of something undesirable

no easy remedy for society's ills

2. medicine treatment for disease: a medication or treatment that cures a disease or disorder or relieves its symptoms

3. alternative medicine homeopathic treatment: a substance prescribed by a homeopath, and taken in minute quantities

4. law legal redress: a legal means of enforcing a right or of providing redress

5. coins permitted variation in coins: the legally permitted variation from an established standard in the weight or quality of a coin

transitive verb (past and past participle rem·e·died, present participle rem·e·dy·ing, 3rd person present singular rem·e·dies)

Definition:

1. put something right: to put something right, or get rid of something undesirable

2. medicine cure disease: to cure or relieve a disease or disorder

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman remedie< Latin remedium "medicine"]

re·me·di·a·ble [ ri mdee əb'l ] adjective

re·me·di·a·bly [ ri mdee əblee ] adverb