English noun: remedy | |||
1. | remedy (act) act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil | ||
Synonyms | redress, remediation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | correction, rectification | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | salve | ||
2. | remedy (artifact) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | ||
Synonyms | curative, cure, therapeutic | ||
Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acoustic, alleviant, alleviator, antidote, application, balm, catholicon, counterpoison, cure-all, emetic, lenitive, lotion, magic bullet, nauseant, nostrum, ointment, palliative, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, salve, unction, unguent, vomit, vomitive | ||
Part meronym | intervention, treatment | ||
English verb: remedy | |||
1. | remedy (change) set straight or right | ||
Samples | Remedy these deficiencies. Rectify the inequities in salaries. Repair an oversight. | ||
Synonyms | amend, rectify, remediate, repair | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | correct, rectify, right | ||
2. | remedy (body) provide relief for | ||
Samples | Remedy his illness. | ||
Synonyms | relieve | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||