# remedy

Pronunciation: say "REM-uh-dee" /ˈɹɛmədi/

## Noun

1. Something that corrects, counteracts, or sets right a fault or problem.
   - Simple: A way to fix or stop a problem or fault.
   - _A long walk is his favorite remedy for a stressful day._
   - _Better lighting proved an effective remedy for the office's gloomy mood._
2. A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves the symptoms of or cures a disease.
   - Simple: A medicine or treatment that helps cure an illness or ease pain.
   - _Many herbal remedies have been used for centuries to treat minor ailments._
   - _There is still no reliable remedy for the common cold._
4. In law, a course of action the courts offer for restoring a right, or for preventing a wrong or securing redress for it.
   - Simple: A legal way to make right a wrong or get back something taken from you.
   - _The plaintiff sought a remedy in the form of monetary damages._
   - _When a contract is breached, several remedies may be available to the injured party._
5. The permitted tolerance or deviation in the fineness or weight of gold and other coins during minting.
   - Simple: The small amount a coin's weight or gold content may differ from the official standard when it is made.
   - _Coins that fell outside the remedy were rejected by the assay office._
   - _The royal mint allowed a small remedy in the weight of each sovereign._

## Verb

3. To correct or counteract something wrong, or to provide a cure for it.
   - Simple: To fix a problem or make a bad situation better.
   - _The company moved quickly to remedy the safety defects in its cars._
   - _Adding more staff remedied the long wait times at the clinic._

## Origin

This comes from Middle English remedie, from Old French remede, from Latin remedium ("a remedy, cure"), which was built from re- ("again") plus mederi ("to heal"). It is a doublet of remeid.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/remedy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).