I. ˈre-mə-dē noun
( plural -dies )
Etymology: Middle English remedie, from Anglo-French, from Latin remedium, from re- + mederi to heal — more at medical
Date: 13th century
1. : a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease
2. : something that corrects or counteracts
3. : the legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong
• rem·e·di·less adjective
II. transitive verb
( -died ; -dy·ing )
Date: 15th century
: to provide or serve as a remedy for : relieve
remedy a social evil
Synonyms: see correct