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remedy |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: remedy n 1: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn: {redress}, {remediation}] 2: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: {curative}, {cure}] v 1: set straight or right [syn: {rectify}, {amend}] 2: provide relief for [syn: {relieve}]
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