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Noun remedy has 2 senses
- redress, remedy, remediation - act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
--1 is a kind of correction, rectification
--1 has particulars: salve
- remedy, curative, cure - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
--2 is a kind of medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
--2 is a part of treatment
--2 has particulars: | | acoustic; antidote, counterpoison; emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant; lenitive; lotion, application; magic bullet; ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve; palliative, alleviant, alleviator; panacea, nostrum, cure-all; preventive, preventative, prophylactic |
Verb remedy has 2 senses
- rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend - set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
--1 is one way to correct, rectify, right
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- remedy, relieve - provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
--2 is one way to treat, care for
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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