■ noun ( plural remedies )
1》 a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury.
2》 a means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable.
3》 a means of legal reparation.
4》 the margin within which coins as minted may differ from the standard fineness and weight.
■ verb ( remedies , ~ing , remedied ) rectify (an undesirable situation).
Derivatives
remediable adjective
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. remedie , from L. remedium , from re- 'back' + mederi 'heal'.