remedy

Meanings

1. 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. 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. 3
   verb

   To put right or correct something that is wrong.

   The company promised to remedy the situation quickly.

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

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