remedy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: remedy	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for remedy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
remedy n act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn: redress, remedy, remediation] a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain Synonym(s): remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic v set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" Synonym(s): rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend provide relief for; "remedy his illness" Synonym(s): remedy, relieve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Remedy \Rem"edy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remedied} (-d?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remedying}.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem[?]dier. See {Remedy}, n.] To apply a remedy* to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract. I will remedy this gear ere long. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Remedy \Rem"edy\ (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl. {Remedies} (-d[?]z). [L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem[8a]de remedy, rem[82]dier to remedy. See {Medical}.] 1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy* for the gout. 2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to. What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. --Milton. 3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. {Civil remedy}. See under {Civil}. {Remedy of the mint} (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also {tolerance}. Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.