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remedy

/ˈɹɛmədi/

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What does remedy mean?

noun

  1. Something that corrects or counteracts.
  2. The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
  3. A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.

verb

  1. To provide or serve as a remedy for.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹɛmədi/

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The better remedy is for the sufferer to pass on, and leave what he once thought his irreparable ruin far behind him.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe House of the Seven GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #77
Under our system there is a remedy for all mere political evils in the sound sense and sober judgment of the people.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
More book examples (2)
She was a thorough prohibitionist and by conversing with her I for the first time found the remedy for the licensed saloon.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
If I may be pardoned an opinion on this article, I do not think the true remedy lies with Congress at all.
Henry Ossian FlipperHenry Ossian Flipper, the Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A., First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military AcademyProject Gutenberg ebook #2448