Definitions for remedy
ˈrɛm ɪ direm·e·dy

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. redress, remedy, remediation(noun)

   act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

2. remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic(verb)

   a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

3. rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend(verb)

   set straight or right

   "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

4. remedy, relieve(verb)

   provide relief for

   "remedy his illness"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. remedy(Noun)

   Something that corrects or counteracts.

2. remedy(Noun)

   The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.

3. remedy(Noun)

   A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.

4. remedy(Verb)

   To provide or serve as a remedy for.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remedy(noun)

   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. Remedy(noun)

   that which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to

3. Remedy(noun)

   the legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong

4. Remedy(noun)

   to apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract

Origin: [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. remdier. See Remedy, n.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remedy

   Remedy is an emcee and hip-hop producer. He is known for being the first white rapper and the first Jewish rapper to be affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan. He owns and runs Code Red Entertainment, his label which released Cappadonna's "The Struggle" album. He also served as executive producer on Inspectah Deck's album '"Manifesto". He has forged enduring ties with the clan, coming from Staten Island and having always lived and worked there. Remedy has produced and been featured on various works for ESPN over the past years. He recently released his return mixtape/street album entitled, "It All Comes Down To This". He is the Co-Executive producer of the "Wu-Tang Killa Bees: Return Of The Swarm" album. He is preparing to release a new full album after years of production and administrative work.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Remedy

   rem′e-di, n. any medicine, appliance, or particular treatment that cures disease: that which counteracts any evil or repairs any loss—(obs.) Remēde′.—v.t. to remove, counteract, or repair:—pa.t. and pa.p. rem′edied.—adj. Remē′diable, that may be remedied: curable.—n. Remē′diableness.—adv. Remē′diably.—adj. Remē′dial, tending to remedy or remove.—adv. Remē′dially.—adjs. Remē′diāte (Shak.), remedial; Rem′ediless, without remedy: incurable.—adv. Rem′edilessly.—n. Rem′edilessness.—p.adj. Rem′edying. [O. Fr. remede—L. remedium—re-, back, medēri, to restore.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. remedy

   A treatment or solution to create or change a cause or effect.

   The remedy for the blister on the back of my heel was a heel grip for the inside of my running shoes and also for me to walk around in them after filling them with damp paper to try and stretch them.

   Submitted by MC Harmonious on September 13, 2016  

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'remedy' in Nouns Frequency: #1646

How to pronounce remedy?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of remedy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of remedy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of remedy in a Sentence

1. Henry Ford:

   Don't find fault, find a remedy.

2. Brigham Young:

   The best remedy for anger is delay.

3. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

4. Hippocrates:

   To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.

5. Tim Canova:

   I think dismissal is an appropriate remedy.

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