2006-08-29 08:16:33 · 13 answers · asked by NK 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
rem‧e‧dy /ˈrɛmɪdi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[rem-i-dee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural -dies, verb, -died, -dy‧ing.
–noun
1.something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
2.something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.
3.Law. legal redress; the legal means of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong.
4.Coining. a certain allowance at the mint for deviation from the standard weight and fineness of coins; tolerance.
–verb (used with object)
5.to cure, relieve, or heal.
6.to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right: to remedy a matter.
7.to counteract or remove: to remedy an evil.
[Origin: 1175–1225; (n.) ME remedie < AF < L remedium, equiv. to re- re- + med(ērī) to heal, assuage, remedy (cf. medical) + -ium -ium; (v.) late ME remedien (< MF remedier) < L remediāre, deriv. of remedium]
—Synonyms 1. cure, restorative, specific, medicament, medication. 2. corrective, antidote. 5. See cure. 6. repair, correct, redress, renew.
—Antonyms 5. worsen.
2006-08-29 08:19:13 · answer #1 · answered by BRob 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
1)medicine a medication or treatment that cures a disease or disorder, or relieves its symptoms
2)alternative medicine a substance prescribed by a homeopath, and taken in minute quantities
3)a means of setting something right or getting rid of something undesirable
4)law a legal means of enforcing a right or of providing redress
5)coins the legally permitted variation from an established standard in the weight or quality of a coin
2006-08-29 08:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
remedy (n.) Something, such as medicine or therapy, that relieves pain, cures disease, or corrects a disorder.
remedy (n.) Something that corrects an evil, fault, or error.
remedy (v.) To relieve or cure (a disease or disorder )
2006-08-29 08:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by curiouscat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wow...
to fix or heal. "im going to remedy the situation"
or "this is a remedy for your illness"
2006-08-29 08:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by nicholas_dloniak 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means see a lawyer. If you are married to this man......why is he still going to court with his ex wife? That should have been already sorted out and taken care of.
2016-03-27 00:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remedy means cure, solution, to solve, to heal...
2006-08-29 08:24:17 · answer #6 · answered by badtz 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Solution.
2006-08-29 08:21:38 · answer #7 · answered by JC 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To fix or correct something. Don't you have a dictionary?
2006-08-29 08:22:56 · answer #8 · answered by lisa46151 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Does no one have a dictionary on their computer anymore?
2006-08-29 08:21:42 · answer #9 · answered by Papa John 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a medicine or cure for a disease or sickness.
2006-08-29 08:22:31 · answer #10 · answered by flip103158 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋