/rem"i dee/ , n. , pl. remedies , v. , remedied, remedying .
n.
1. something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
2. something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.
3. Law. legal redress; the legal means of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong.
4. Coinage. a certain allowance at the mint for deviation from the standard weight and fineness of coins; tolerance.
v.t.
5. to cure, relieve, or heal.
6. to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right: to remedy a matter.
7. to counteract or remove: to remedy an evil.
[ 1175-1225; (n.) ME remedie remedium, equiv. to re- RE- + med ( eri ) to heal, assuage, remedy (cf. MEDICAL) + -ium -IUM; (v.) late ME remedien ( remedier ) remediare, deriv. of remedium ]
Syn. 1. cure, restorative, specific, medicament, medication. 2. corrective, antidote. 5. See cure. 6. repair, correct, redress, renew.
Ant. 5. worsen.