Defenition of the word remedy
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Defenition of the word remedy
- To correct or amend something; set straight or right.
- A means of healing or restoring to health.
- set straight or right
- act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- provide relief for
- provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
- set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
Synonyms for the word remedy
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- amend
- curative
- cure
- rectify
- redress
- relieve
- remediation
Meronymys for the word remedy
Hyponyms for the word remedy
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- acoustic
- alleviant
- alleviator
- antidote
- application
- balm
- catholicon
- counterpoison
- cure-all
- emetic
- lenitive
- lotion
- magic bullet
- nauseant
- nostrum
- ointment
- palliative
- panacea
- preventative
- preventive
- prophylactic
- salve
- unction
- unguent
- vomit
- vomitive
Hypernyms for the word remedy
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- care for
- correct
- correcting
- correction
- medicament
- medication
- medicinal drug
- medicine
- rectification
- rectify
- right
- treat
- treatment
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