noun, verb
noun (plural remedies) ~ (for / to sth)
1 a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation:
There is no simple remedy for unemployment. * There are a number of possible remedies to this problem.
2 a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious:
a natural / herbal remedy * an excellent home remedy for sore throats
3 ~ (against sth) (law) a way of dealing with a problem, using the processes of the law:
Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying. * What's my remedy in law in this case?
verb (remedies, remedying, remedied, remedied) [VN] to correct or improve sth:
to remedy a deficiency / problem / mistake * This situation is easily remedied.
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