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Remedy
A medicine or treatment that cures or alleviates a disease; or a means of solving or correcting a problem. As a verb, to remedy means to fix or rectify something.
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Imagine This
Imagine a weary traveler coughing on a dusty road. A pharmacist hands them a glowing bottle labeled Remedy, and with each sip the traveler’s cough fades, the sun breaks through the clouds, and the road ahead becomes clear and hopeful.
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Sounds Like
REM-uh-dee
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Looks Like
A bottle of medicine
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Remember This
Remedy comes from the Latin remedium, meaning cure. It is commonly used for medical cures as well as solutions to non-medical problems.
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Other Forms
remedialadjective
remediedverb
remedyingverb
remediallyadverb
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Connect With
cure, treatment, solution, fix, antidote
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Note
Remedy is primarily a noun; it can also be used as a verb meaning to fix or correct something. Be careful not to confuse with 'remedial' (relating to correction or improvement) and 'remedying' (the present participle form).
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Examples
- The doctor prescribed a remedy for his chronic cough.
- The company sought a legal remedy to address the breach of contract.
Synonyms
curetreatmentsolutionantidotefix
Antonyms
causeproblemharm
Etymology
From Latin remedium 'cure, remedy' from mederi 'to heal'.
Mnemonic
Remedy contains the word MED (medicine) inside it: reMEDy – MED is inside remedy, reminding you that a remedy is essentially medicine or a cure.
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