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remedy
('r/E/m/I/d/i/ )

noun (n)

  • act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    redress, remediation
    source: wordnet30
  • a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    curative, cure, therapeutic
    source: wordnet30
  • That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • set straight or right(verb.change)
    Example:
    Remedy these deficiencies.
    Synonym:
    amend, rectify, remediate, repair
    source: wordnet30
  • provide relief for(verb.body)
    Example:
    Remedy his illness.
    Synonym:
    relieve
    source: wordnet30
  • To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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