remedy

B1 Topic:Health & Medicine

US /ˈɹɛmədi/ See IPA manual

Freq #9926

Meanings

1

noun
A medicine or treatment that cures an illness or relieves pain.

Honey and lemon is a popular remedy for a sore throat.
2

noun
A way of dealing with a problem or putting something right.

There is no easy remedy for traffic in the city center.
3

verb
To put right or correct something that is wrong.

The company promised to remedy the situation quickly.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a medicine or treatment... cure

2 noun · a way of dealing with a... redress

3 verb · to put right or correct... correct cure rectify repair amend

Word family

Forms remediedremediesremedying

Derived forms nonremedyremediless

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Phrases (1)

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specific remedy
A treatment directed at a particular disease or the specific cause of that disease.

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Simplified etymology

Remedy came into Middle English through French from Latin mederi, “to heal,” originally “to know the best course.” Its formation adds an emphatic re- to the same Latin root that lies behind medicine.

Etymology

From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid.

*med- Proto-Indo-European remedie Middle English *remedie Old French remedium Latin

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Topics

Health & Medicine

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# remedy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛmədi/
**Frequency rank:** 9926

## Meanings
1. A medicine or treatment that cures an illness or relieves pain.
2. A way of dealing with a problem or putting something right.
3. To put right or correct something that is wrong.

## Examples
- Honey and lemon is a popular remedy for a sore throat.
- There is no easy remedy for traffic in the city center.
- The company promised to remedy the situation quickly.

## Derived Forms
- nonremedy
- remediless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *med-
- Root: remedie
- Root: *remedie
- Root: remedium

## Etymology
From Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid.

## AI Etymology
Remedy comes from Middle English remedie, from Old French *remedie, remede, from Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”), from re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”). Doublet of remeid. Modern senses include a medicine or treatment that cures an illness or relieves pain. and a way of dealing with a problem or putting something right.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonremedy and remediless.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine

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