rem·e·dy

[rem-i-dee] noun, plural rem·e·dies, verb, rem·e·died, rem·e·dy·ing.
noun
1.
something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
2.
something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.
3.
Law. legal redress; the legal means of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong.
4.
Coining. a certain allowance at the mint for deviation from the standard weight and fineness of coins; tolerance.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cure, relieve, or heal.
6.
to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right: to remedy a matter.
7.
to counteract or remove: to remedy an evil.
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Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English remedie < Anglo-French < Latin remedium, equivalent to re- re- + med(ērī) to heal, assuage, remedy (cf. medical) + -ium -ium; (v.) late Middle English remedien (< Middle French remedier) < Latin remediāre, derivative of remedium

Related forms
non·rem·e·dy, noun, plural non·rem·e·dies.
un·rem·e·died, adjective

Synonyms
1. cure, restorative, specific, medicament, medication. 2. corrective, antidote. 5. See cure. 6. repair, correct, redress, renew.

Antonyms
5. worsen.
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remedy (ˈrɛmɪdɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n (usually foll by for or against) (usually foll by for or against) , pl -dies
1.  any drug or agent that cures a disease or controls its symptoms
2.  anything that serves to put a fault to rights, cure defects, improve conditions, etc: a remedy for industrial disputes
3.  the legally permitted variation from the standard weight or quality of coins; tolerance
 
—vb
4.  to relieve or cure (a disease, illness, etc) by or as if by a remedy
5.  to put to rights (a fault, error, etc); correct
 
[C13: from Anglo-Norman remedie, from Latin remedium a cure, from remedērī to heal again, from re- + medērī to heal; see medical]
 
remediable
 
—adj
 
re'mediably
 
—adv
 
'remediless
 
—adj

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Word Origin & History

remedy
early 13c., from Anglo-Fr. remedie, O.Fr. remede, from L. remedium "a cure, remedy, medicine" from re-, intensive prefix (or perhaps lit., "again"), + mederi "to heal" (see medical). The verb is attested from early 15c.
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remedy rem·e·dy (rěm'ĭ-dē)
n.
Something, such as medicine or therapy, that relieves pain, cures disease, or corrects a disorder. v. rem·e·died, rem·e·dy·ing, rem·e·dies
To relieve or cure a disease or disorder.

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Example sentences
They have nothing to gain when a simple cure, such as change in diet, is the
  main remedy.
They will continue to mark time until they get at the source of these
  destructive conditions and apply a fundamental remedy.
My first step to recovery was homeopathic treatment which included homeopathic
  remedy and serious diet change.
The definitional remedy for recession is to bring purchases back into balance
  with potential production.
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