remedy
Something that corrects or counteractsSomething that corrects or counteracts.
» I'm trying to remedy the problem.
Meaning
4 sensesSomething that corrects or counteracts.
Gegenmittel
сре́дствоsrédstvo
The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
ме́раméra, сре́дствоsrédstvo
A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
Heilmittel
лека́рствоlekárstvo, сре́дствоsrédstvo
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.
Examples
90 sentencesI'm trying to remedy the problem.
I have a remedy for that.
What's the best remedy for colds?
ruКакое средство лучшее от простуды?
What's your favorite remedy for hangovers?
This is an effective remedy for crime.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remFrom Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid.
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Forms
plural: remediesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain:curativecuretherapeutic
- act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil:redressremediation