Definition of remedy

noun (n)

• act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil (noun.act)

  Synonym: redress, remediation
  

  source: wordnet30
• a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: curative, cure, therapeutic
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• set straight or right (verb.change)

  Synonym: amend, rectify, remediate, repair
  

  Example:
  Remedy these deficiencies.
  

  source: wordnet30
• provide relief for (verb.body)

  Synonym: relieve
  

  Example:
  Remedy his illness.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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