remedy
[noun]
Synonyms:
- cure, medicine, nostrum, treatment
[verb]
Synonyms:
- put right, correct, fix, rectify, set to rights

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Related Words: biologic, drug, medicinal, pharmaceutical, cure-all, elixir, panacea, nostrum

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English Thesaurus: cure, remedy, antidote, heal, make somebody (feel) better, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. rem‧e‧dy¹ /ˈremədi, ˈremɪdi/ noun (plural remedies) [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: remedie, from Latin remedium, from mederi 'to heal']

1. a way of dealing with a problem or making a bad situation better Synonym : solution:
The problems in our schools do not have a simple remedy.
remedy for
The program is one remedy for discrimination.

2. a medicine to cure an illness or pain that is not very serious Synonym : cure
cold/cough remedy
remedy for
a remedy for colds
herbal/natural remedy
a natural remedy that helps insomnia
a home remedy (=one that you make at home) for sore throats
The herb is used as a folk remedy (=a traditional medicine, rather than one a doctor gives you) for a baby’s teething pains.

3. beyond/without remedy formal if a situation is beyond remedy, nothing can be done to make it better:
She felt as if her marital problems were beyond remedy.

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II. remedy² verb (past tense and past participle remedied, present participle remedying, third person singular remedies) [transitive]
to deal with a problem or improve a bad situation Synonym : put right:
To remedy the situation, the water must be chemically treated.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

remedy
noun
I. treatment/medicine
ADJ. effective, good | correct | wrong | common | traditional | ancient, old | folk | home | herbal, homoeopathic, natural | cold The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance.
QUANT. dose One dose of the remedy is sufficient.
VERB + REMEDY take, use | need | try | give sb The remedy was given in different strengths to a group of volunteers.
prescribe (sb) | prepare The remedies are all prepared from wild flowers.
find They're hoping to find a remedy for the condition.
REMEDY + VERB be available | work She tried various remedies, but none of them worked.
PREP. ~ for He took a herbal remedy for his hay fever.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

remedy
II. way of dealing with a problem
ADJ. adequate, effective, good Your best remedy is to go to the small claims court.
appropriate, suitable | easy, simple There's no easy remedy for unemployment.
common, usual | alternative | desperate, drastic | proposed | civil (law), common/private/public law, contractual, judicial, legal, statutory
VERB + REMEDY have | pursue, seek They will have to seek a judicial remedy for breach of contract.
resort to Desperate remedies were resorted to in the search for food.
exhaust They advised him to exhaust all other remedies before applying to court.
create | offer | afford (sb), grant sb, provide (sb with) remedies afforded to creditors by a bankruptcy order
REMEDY + VERB be available | lie in sth When the reservoir becomes blocked, the only remedy lies in cleaning the entire system.
PREP. ~ against The agreement states that he has a remedy against the subcontractor.
~ for remedies for breach of contract
~ in You have a remedy in civil law.
PHRASES rights and remedies The Act created rights and remedies for consumers.

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remedy
verb
ADV. easily This could easily be remedied if the authorities were willing.
VERB + REMEDY attempt to, seek to, take steps to, try to The government should have taken steps to remedy the situation.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

remedy

a cold/cough/flu remedy
Most cold remedies have little effect.
a herbal remedy
He brought with him a bottle of his own herbal remedy for hayfever.
a natural remedy
She began to look into alternative methods of treatment, such as natural remedies and hypnotherapy.
a home remedy (=one that you make at home)
Home remedies for colds include honey and lemon.
a traditional/folk remedy
Fish oil has been used as a folk remedy since the eighteenth century.
take a remedy
Have you tried taking herbal remedies?

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cure a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away:
The scientists are trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease.
remedy a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods:
Rinsing with salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.
The store sells herbal remedies.
antidote a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug:
There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
heal to cure someone - used especially when someone cures people using special religious powers, rather than using medicine. Also used when saying that a cream or treatment makes a wound better:
He claimed that he could heal the sick.
This cream is good for healing minor cuts and bruises.
make somebody (feel) better to make someone who is ill well again, especially when they have an illness that is not very serious:
The pills did make me feel better.
relieve/ease (also alleviate formal) to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings:
Aspirin will help to relieve the symptoms.
I can give you something to alleviate the pain.

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