Rem"e*dy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Remedied (-d?d); p. pr.
& vb. n. Remedying.]
[L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem&?;dier. See Remedy, n.]
To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.
I will remedy this gear ere long.
Shak.
Rem"e*dy (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl.
Remedies (-d&?;z).
[L. remedium; pref. re-
re- + mederi to heal, to cure:
cf. F. remède remedy, remédier to
remedy. See Medical.]
1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a
remedy for the gout.
2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; --
followed by for or against, formerly by to.
What may else
be remedy or cure
To
evils which our own misdeeds have wrought,
He will instruct us.
Milton. 3.
(Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong.
Civil remedy. See under Civil. --
Remedy of the mint (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and
fineness; -- called also
tolerance.
Syn. -- Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance.
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