remedy

noun

/ˈremədi/

(plural remedies)

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a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation synonym solution
- When the reservoir becomes blocked, the only remedy lies in cleaning the entire system.
- remedy for something There is no simple remedy for unemployment.
- remedy to something There are a number of possible remedies to this problem.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- adequate
- effective
- good
- …
verb + remedy
- have
- pursue
- seek
- …
remedy + verb
- be available
- lie in something
preposition
- remedy against
- remedy for
- remedy in
- …
phrases
- rights and remedies
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a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious
- He took a herbal remedy for his hay fever.
- remedy for something an excellent home remedy for sore throats
Extra Examples
- The best home remedy for a sore throat is honey and lemon.
- The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance.
- I prefer to use herbal remedies when I have a cold.
- They're hoping to find a remedy for the condition.
- The remedies are all prepared from wild flowers.
- The remedy was given in different strengths to a group of volunteers.
- She tried various remedies, but none of them worked.
- One dose of the remedy is sufficient.
- Ginger is a popular remedy for morning sickness.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- effective
- good
- common
- …
… of remedy
- dose
verb + remedy
- take
- use
- need
- …
remedy + verb
- be available
- work
preposition
- remedy for
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remedy (against something) (law) a way of dealing with a problem, using the processes of the law synonym redress
- Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying.
- What’s my remedy in law in this case?
Extra Examples
- remedies for breach of contract
- remedies afforded to creditors by a bankruptcy order
- Your best remedy is to go to the small claims court.
- You have a remedy in civil law.
- They will have to seek a judicial remedy for breach of contract.
- They advised him to exhaust all other remedies before applying to court.
- The Act created rights and remedies for consumers.
- The agreement states that he has a remedy against the subcontractor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- adequate
- effective
- good
- …
verb + remedy
- have
- pursue
- seek
- …
remedy + verb
- be available
- lie in something
preposition
- remedy against
- remedy for
- remedy in
- …
phrases
- rights and remedies
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French remedie, from Latin remedium, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + mederi ‘heal’.

remedy

verb

/ˈremədi/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they remedy	/ˈremədi/ /ˈremədi/
he / she / it remedies	/ˈremədiz/ /ˈremədiz/
past simple remedied	/ˈremədid/ /ˈremədid/
past participle remedied	/ˈremədid/ /ˈremədid/
-ing form remedying	/ˈremədiɪŋ/ /ˈremədiɪŋ/

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remedy something to correct or improve something synonym right (5)
- to remedy a problem
- This situation is easily remedied.
Extra Examples
- The government should have taken steps to remedy the situation.
- This could easily be remedied if the authorities were willing.
- He hadn't made a very good impression, but that could easily be remedied.
- I tried my best to remedy the situation.
- It is up to politicians to remedy defects in the existing political system.
- The 1997 law was intended to remedy the deficiencies in the previous law.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- easily
verb + remedy
- attempt to
- seek to
- take steps to
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French remedie, from Latin remedium, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + mederi ‘heal’.