remedy
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈrɛmɪdi/
- Many people believe that honey is a good remedy for a sore throat.
- home remedies
- herbal remedies
- cold and flu remedies
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Watch on YouTubeIt'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
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2.5
A medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away
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7.2
Something you take to treat an illness or make you feel better
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2.6
Medicine you take to reduce pain
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9.6
A supposed cure for all problems
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7.5
A medicine that people say cures every illness but often does not work
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6.8
Something that makes pain or sadness feel less
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3.3
The use of medicine to treat an illness
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6.2
A treatment that cures disease or relieves pain
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6.2
A medicine or treatment that cures disease and eases pain
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3.3
A substance used to treat, prevent, or reduce symptoms of illness
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7.7
A medicine used to treat, prevent, or relieve symptoms of illness
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3.8
A medical treatment that removes a disease completely
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7.4
A medicine or treatment that reduces pain and discomfort without curing the problem
A medicine that reduces pain without curing the illness
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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.