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remedy

re·medy

UK/ˈɹɛmədi/ US/ˈrɛmʌdi/ fairly common
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

set straight or right

  • “remedy these deficiencies”
  • “rectify the inequities in salaries”
  • “repair an oversight”
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2.

provide relief for

  • “remedy his illness”
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noun

1.

act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

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2.

a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

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Origin

From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid.

Phrases

  • Bach flower remedy
  • builder's remedy
  • home remedy
  • judicial remedy
  • legal remedy

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