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.
nounRemedy
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.
nounImagine 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.
Sounds Like
REM-uh-dee
Looks Like
A bottle of medicine
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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Connect With
cure, treatment, solution, fix, antidote
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).
Study Deeper
- The doctor prescribed a remedy for his chronic cough.
- The company sought a legal remedy to address the breach of contract.
From Latin remedium 'cure, remedy' from mederi 'to heal'.
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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