REMEDY


Meaning of REMEDY in English

/ ˈremədi; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun ( pl. -ies ) remedy (for / to sth)

1.

a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation

SYN solution :

There is no simple remedy for unemployment.

There are a number of possible remedies to this problem.

2.

a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious :

a herbal remedy

an excellent home remedy for sore throats

3.

remedy (against sth) ( law ) a way of dealing with a problem, using the processes of the law

SYN redress :

Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying.

■ verb

( rem·ed·ies , rem·edy·ing , rem·ed·ied , rem·ed·ied ) [ vn ] to correct or improve sth

SYN put right :

to remedy a problem

This situation is easily remedied.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French remedie , from Latin remedium , from re- back (also expressing intensive force) + mederi heal.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.