remedy
77
3.4
- noun
- /ˈrɛmɪdi/
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remedio
- Many people believe that honey is a good remedy for a sore throat.
- home remedies
- herbal remedies
- cold and flu remedies
It's the main remedy for altitude sickness in the Andes.
- It's the main remedy for altitude sickness in the Andes.
- But homemade remedies work so well.
- He ironically, though, suffered from some heart problems for which the remedy was nitroglycerine.
- Lavender, herbal remedies, synthetic things that pharmaceutical companies are making, none of those actually heal you.
- Asian nutrients like a like ancient Chinese remedies right right right.
- And by the way, I'm loving, I'm loving your book, Natural Remedies, Ancient, Ancient Remedies.
Examples
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We suggest the method outlined in this article as one possible remedy for such problems.
Academic text (1995) -
The book was printed in 1967 and prescribed the remedy of a cornstarch bath.
Fiction book (1997) -
Lucky for you we have the perfect remedy for that in the car.
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But there was to be no global remedy that would apply to every country.
Academic text (1991) -
I know an old country remedy that never fails.
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Identifying the origin of a disease makes the search for a remedy easier.
Academic text (2013) -
You can have natural remedies to keep yourself and your child safe.
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There are, in fact, remedies at hand, should we choose to apply them.
Academic text (2011) -
Did your mother teach you any home remedies?
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It's the main remedy for altitude sickness in the Andes.
Synonyms
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2.1
Care to cure or reduce a health problem
771
2.5
A medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away
217
7.2
Something you take to treat an illness or make you feel better
103
2.6
Medicine you take to reduce pain
28
3.3
The use of medicine to treat an illness
17
9.6
A supposed cure for all problems
7
7.5
A medicine that people say cures every illness but often does not work
4
6.8
Something that makes pain or sadness feel less
1
6.2
A medicine or treatment that cures disease and eases pain
1
6.2
A treatment that cures disease or relieves pain
1
7.7
A medicine used to treat, prevent, or relieve symptoms of illness
A medical treatment that removes a disease completely
A substance used to treat, prevent, or reduce symptoms of illness
A medicine that reduces pain without curing the illness
A medicine or treatment that reduces pain and discomfort without curing the problem
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Etymology
Remedy comes from Latin parts re- ('again') and mederi ('to heal'). So a remedy is something that makes you well again, which is why the word is closely related to medicine and medical and means a treatment or cure.