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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REM'EDY, n. [L. remedium; re and medeor, to heal.]
1. That which cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; with for; as a remedy for the gout.
2. That which counteracts an evil of any kind; with for, to or against; usually with for. Civil government is the remedy for the evils of natural liberty. What remedy can be provided for extravagance in dress? The man who shall invent an effectual remedy for intemperance, will deserve every thing from his fellow men.
3. That which cures uneasiness.
Our griefs how swift, our remedies how slow.
4. That which repairs loss or disaster; reparation.
In the death of a man there is no remedy.
REM'EDY, v.t.
1. To cure; to heal; as, to remedy a disease.
2. To cure; to remove, as an evil; as, to remedy grief; to remedy the evils of a war.
3. To repair; to remove mischief; in a very general sense.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn: redress, remedy, remediation]
2: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic] v
1: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend]
2: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: remedy, relieve]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural -dies) Etymology: Middle English remedie, from Anglo-French, from Latin remedium, from re- + mederi to heal — more at medical Date: 13th century 1. a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease 2. something that corrects or counteracts 3. the legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong • remediless adjective II. transitive verb (-died; -dying) Date: 15th century to provide or serve as a remedy for ; relieve <remedy a social evil> Synonyms: see correct

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) (often foll. by for, against) 1 a medicine or treatment (for a disease etc.). 2 a means of counteracting or removing anything undesirable. 3 redress; legal or other reparation. 4 the margin within which coins as minted may differ from the standard fineness and weight. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) rectify; make good. Derivatives: remediable adj. Etymology: ME f. AF remedie, OF remede or L remedium (as RE-, mederi heal)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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. 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. What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. --Milton. 3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. 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. Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Remedy Rem"e*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remedied (-d?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Remedying.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem?dier. See Remedy, n.] To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract. I will remedy this gear ere long. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(remedies, remedying, remedied) 1. A remedy is a successful way of dealing with a problem. The remedy lies in the hands of the government. N-COUNT 2. A remedy is something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or in pain. ...natural remedies to help overcome winter infections. N-COUNT 3. 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: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Cure, antidote, specific, restorative, help, medicine, corrective, counteractive. 2. Reparation, redress, restoration, restitution, counteraction. 3. Relief, aid, help, assistance. II. v. a. 1. Cure, heal, help. 2. Repair, redress, restore.

Moby Thesaurus

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