remedy1 nounremedy2 verb
remedyrem‧e‧dy1 /ˈremədi/ ●●○ noun (plural remedies) [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINremedy1
ExamplesOrigin:
1200-1300 Anglo-French remedie, from Latin remedium, from mederi ‘to heal’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- I tried some herbal remedies such as drinking camomile tea, but none of them worked.
- If you find it hard to live on your present salary, the best remedy would be to change jobs.
- One remedy for racial attacks would be to educate our children more about social issues.
- Salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.
- The best remedy would be to install a separate meter.
- And many cruise fans swear by various over-the-counter remedies.
- However, for 14 years this government's thinking on fiscal policy has concentrated on short-term remedies.
- Rescission is one remedy available for misrepresentation under the Misrepresentation Act 1967, s1.
- Symbolic gestures and tokenism are inadequate remedies.
- The caf lounge area has cushy chairs and plenty of caffeinated and herbal remedies to nurture patrons of the arts.
- The descent to the Main Cliff and Upper tier remains serious, but no workable remedy has been found so far.
- There are a number of possible remedies to this problem.
- Very likely physicians would not recommend the exercise of that or of any other trade as a remedy for ill health.
THESAURUS► cure
Collocations a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away: · The scientists are trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease.
► remedy a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods: · Rinsing with salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.· The store sells herbal remedies.
► antidote a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug: · There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that cures someone► cure · I can give you some tablets that will ease the symptoms, but they're not a cure.cure for · What's the best cure for a hangover?· As yet there's no known cure for the disease.
► remedy a way to treat a health problem, especially a small problem such as a cold, using plants or other natural methods: herbal remedies: · I tried some herbal remedies such as drinking camomile tea, but none of them worked.remedy for: · Salt water is a good home remedy for a sore throat.
► antidote a medicine that will stop the effects of a poison or dangerous drug: · Unless an antidote is given immediately the patient could die.antidote to: · There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
a solution to a problem► solution · One possible solution might be to borrow the money.· A dentist could put in a temporary filling, but that's not the perfect solution.solution to/for · Sleeping tablets are not the best solution to insomnia as they upset the natural rhythm of sleep.find/come up with a solution · We can help you find a solution to all your financial problems.
► answer a way of dealing with a problem or unsatisfactory situation, especially one that has been worrying you for a long time: · The city council has to find a better way of dealing with domestic waste. One answer is to burn it.answer to: · A bank loan seemed like the answer to all our problems.there are no easy answers: · There are no easy answers to today's environmental problems.
► cure a way of dealing with a problem, especially a practical problem, so that it does not happen again: · The experts believe they know the causes of the crime wave but they cannot agree on a cure.cure for: · Adding a little oil into the mechanism is one of the best cures for a noisy engine.miracle/wonder cure (=a very effective cure): · It's not a miracle cure, but moisturiser can make your skin less dry.
► remedy a way of dealing with a problem or unsatisfactory situation by improving it or getting rid of it completely: · If you find it hard to live on your present salary, the best remedy would be to change jobs.remedy for: · One remedy for racial attacks would be to educate our children more about social issues.
► panacea formal something that people hope will solve all their problems: · Electoral reform is not a panacea. It causes almost as many problems as it solves.panacea for: · Librarians welcomed computerization as the panacea for all their cataloguing problems.
► way out a way of dealing with an unpleasant situation so that it no longer exists: · We are faced with a very difficult situation, but there must be a way out.way out of: · I don't see any way out of the present deadlock.
WORD SETS► Drugs/Medicinesanabolic steroid, nounanaesthetic, nounantacid, nounantibiotic, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounaspirin, nounbalm, nounbalsam, nounbandage, nounbandage, verbBand-Aid, nounbarbiturate, nounbatch, nounBCG, nounbelladonna, nounbeta-blocker, nounbismuth, nounbooster, nouncaffeine, nouncapsule, nouncastor oil, nounchemotherapy, nounclinical, adjectivecodeine, nouncondom, nouncortisone, nouncough mixture, noundepressant, noundisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundispensary, noundispense, verbdispensing chemist, noundiuretic, noundosage, noundose, noundose, verbdraught, noundrip, noundrug, noundrug, verbdruggist, noundrugstore, nounear drops, nounemetic, nounemollient, adjectiveEpsom salts, nouneucalyptus, nounexpectorant, nounfluoridate, verbfluoride, nounfolic acid, noungripe water, nounhallucinogen, nounhemlock, nounherbal, adjectiveherbal medicine, nounhypnotic, nounimmunize, verbinfusion, nouninhalant, nouninhaler, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninoculate, verbintravenous, adjectiveiodine, nounlaxative, nounlotion, nounlozenge, nounmagnesia, nounmedicament, nounmedicated, adjectivemedication, nounmedicinal, adjectivemedicine, nounmelatonin, nounmethadone, nounmilk of magnesia, nounmorning-after pill, nounmorphia, nounmorphine, nounnarcotic, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounniacin, nounnicotine patch, nounobstetrician, nounointment, nounopiate, nounopium, nounoral contraceptive, nounoverdose, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepack, nounpainkiller, nounparacetamol, nounpastille, nounpatch, nounpatent medicine, nounpenicillin, nounpharmaceutical, adjectivepharmaceuticals, nounpharmacist, nounpharmacology, nounpharmacopoeia, nounpharmacy, nounplacebo, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpurgative, nounquinine, nounRDA, nounreaction, nounremedy, nounrubbing alcohol, nounsalve, nounsedation, nounsedative, nounsenna, nounserum, nounside effect, nounsleeping pill, nounspecific, nounsteroid, nounstimulant, nounstrychnine, nounsuppository, nounsurgical spirit, nounsyringe, nountablet, nountake, verbThalidomide, nountherapist, nountincture, nountonic, nountranquillizer, nountruth drug, nounvaccinate, verbvaccine, nounValium, nounVaseline, nounwitch-hazel, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + remedy► a cold/cough/flu remedy
Phrases· Most cold remedies have little effect.
► a herbal remedy· He brought with him a bottle of his own herbal remedy for hayfever.
► a natural remedy· She began to look into alternative methods of treatment, such as natural remedies and hypnotherapy.
► a home remedy (=one that you make at home)· Home remedies for colds include honey and lemon.
► a traditional/folk remedy· Fish oil has been used as a folk remedy since the eighteenth century.
verbs► take a remedy· Have you tried taking herbal remedies?
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► redress/remedy a grievance formal (=do something to make a problem better)· Governments which have not redressed genuine grievances often pay a heavy price later on.
► improve/remedy a situation· They are doing what they can to improve the situation.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► alternative· Courts have a discretion, in special circumstances, to award an alternative remedy to damages for breach of contract.· By contrast, the gross margin on an alternative remedy is typically 30 percent, Toth said.· After all, some of these so-called alternative remedies have been practised successfully for hundreds of years.· But it is clear that the mere existence of an alternative remedy does not oust judicial review.· In practice, the preference for alternative remedies makes judicial review of little importance except in cases where there is no alternative.· The alternative remedy for the purchaser is to claim damages.· This principle was extended to civil servants who had the alternative remedy of taking their complaints to an industrial tribunal.
► cold· But Neath are backing the player's insistence that he merely took a cold remedy.· About the uselessness of most of these cold remedies.· Obvious examples include caffeine and ephedrine, the latter being readily available to the public in over-the-counter cold remedies.
► effective· This method is infinitely more economical of tubes than the classical method and seems to produce effective remedies.· Thanks to stabilisers, and effective modern remedies for seasickness, real discomfort is rare.· Until the late 1950s it was practically the only effective remedy for a most distressing disorder.· Few other effective remedies are available to counteract these tumours.· An injunction, on the other hand, is becoming increasingly popular as an effective remedy for breach of contract.· The only effective remedy is to install hardened valve seats or a replacement cylinder head, both expensive options.· A number of factors may make such a course an appropriate means of achieving the most effective remedy.
► herbal· Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies.· These could include anything from acupuncture, herbal remedies and nutritional supplements to, yes, a petition to a higher power.· Health Typical Geminian nervousness re-emerges this week, but can be helped with a soothing massage and herbal remedies.· The caf lounge area has cushy chairs and plenty of caffeinated and herbal remedies to nurture patrons of the arts.· In addition to his herbal remedies, Chris has also experienced success in treating white spot - using daphnia.· And many doctors now enthusiastically prescribe the herbal remedy.· Dosing Don't be tempted to overdose the fish - it's better to use less when treating with herbal remedies.· At the beginning of the popular health system many people had an ambivalent attitude to traditional herbal remedies.
► homoeopathic· Despite these difficulties, however, a number of workers have successfully demonstrated effects of homoeopathic remedies under experimental conditions.· So often we hear about a Homoeopathic remedy for colds or flu or arthritis etc.· The Bach flower remedies and the homoeopathic remedies complement each other and can be used together in the same treatment plan.· Studies of homoeopathic remedies in relation to prostaglandin metabolism may therefore yield interesting and fruitful results.· These anomalous properties of water may turn out to be of considerable importance in the preparation of homoeopathic remedies.· My first practical experience in the use of homoeopathic remedies was in the treatment of a child with croup.· Any substance can be converted into a homoeopathic remedy and used in this way.· There is therefore no reason to suppose that the homoeopathic remedies are any different.
► natural· The effects of diarrhoeal disease can be conquered with one of the simplest and cheapest natural remedies known to science.
► traditional· One of the traditional remedies of racehorse trainers was firing.· At the beginning of the popular health system many people had an ambivalent attitude to traditional herbal remedies.· Meanwhile, if you prefer, there's Nytol Herbal a traditional remedy to promote calmness and natural sleep.· Although they often used traditional remedies, they also associated them with their own poverty and neglect.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► beyond/without remedyPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► folk medicine/remedy
1a way of dealing with a problem or making a bad situation better SYN solution: - However, the director so removed is not without remedy.
- If a corporate public authority is unable to sue for libel it is, however, by no means without remedy.
- It was beyond remedy, I thought.
- This does not mean, however, that a taxpayer would necessarily be without remedy in such a situation.
- And as in folk medicine generally, if you believe it will help, it probably will.
- GUHgl-MUHgl n. A folk remedy for sore throats and colds.
The problems in our schools do not have a simple remedy.remedy for The program is one remedy for discrimination.2a medicine to cure an illness or pain that is not very serious SYN curecold/cough remedyremedy for a remedy for coldsherbal/natural remedy a natural remedy that helps insomnia a home remedy (=one that you make at home) for sore throats The herb is used as a folk remedy (=a traditional medicine, rather than one a doctor gives you) for a baby’s teething pains.3beyond/without remedy formal if a situation is beyond remedy, nothing can be done to make it better: She felt as if her marital problems were beyond remedy.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + remedya cold/cough/flu remedy· Most cold remedies have little effect.a herbal remedy· He brought with him a bottle of his own herbal remedy for hayfever.a natural remedy· She began to look into alternative methods of treatment, such as natural remedies and hypnotherapy.a home remedy (=one that you make at home)· Home remedies for colds include honey and lemon.a traditional/folk remedy· Fish oil has been used as a folk remedy since the eighteenth century.verbstake a remedy· Have you tried taking herbal remedies?remedy1 nounremedy2 verb
remedyremedy2 ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle remedied, present participle remedying, third person singular remedies) [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
remedy
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | remedy |
| he, she, it | remedies | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | remedied |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have remedied |
| he, she, it | has remedied | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had remedied |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will remedy |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have remedied |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am remedying |
| he, she, it | is remedying | |
| you, we, they | are remedying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was remedying |
| you, we, they | were remedying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been remedying |
| he, she, it | has been remedying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been remedying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be remedying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been remedying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Equal rights for women were necessary to remedy the injustices done to them over the centuries.
- There have been several tragic rail accidents. The government must act quickly to remedy this situation.
- A proper footpath could remedy this because users would be more likely to keep to it.
- Many tried and failed to introduce legislation to remedy the situation.
- Not until the years of fast industrialization and construction were these defects to be remedied.
- The only remedy for an impaired water heater is to replace it.
- These kinds of organizations attempt to remedy a history of deception with even more deception, fooling no one but themselves.
- This is easily remedied, but a new olive may be required.
- Transportation experts are the best judges of how to remedy the traffic dislocation growing out of the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989.
Longman Language Activatorto successfully deal with a problem► solve
Collocations · They thought money would solve all their problems.· The roof used to leak but last week I fitted some new tiles and that seems to have solved the problem.· The government is to launch a new building programme in an attempt to solve the housing crisis.
► find/come up with a solution to think of a way to solve a problem, especially a complicated political or social problem: · Crime is rapidly increasing in our inner cities. We must find a solution.· Civil war seems increasingly likely unless the government comes up with a solution.find/come up with a solution to: · European governments are working together to find a solution to the problem of nuclear waste.
► resolve formal to successfully deal with a problem or unpleasant situation so that it no longer exists: · Talking is the only way to resolve your differences.· It is difficult to see how this conflict can be resolved without taking the matter to court.
► put right to deal with an unsatisfactory situation, especially by making sure that any damage that has been caused is paid for, removed, stopped etc: put something right: · There seems to be something wrong with the computer but we hope to put it right before too long.· If there is bullying in the classroom, it is the teacher who should put the problem right.put right something: · This government intends to put right everything that the last government did wrong.
► cure to permanently solve a practical problem so that it does not happen again: · If your computer stops working, re-booting might cure the problem.· Beveridge believed that unemployment could be cured by state intervention.
► remedy to deal with an unsatisfactory situation, especially an unfair one, so that the situation no longer exists or is greatly improved: · There have been several tragic rail accidents. The government must act quickly to remedy this situation.· Equal rights for women were necessary to remedy the injustices done to them over the centuries.
► sort out to remove any problems or difficulties from a situation, especially before doing something else: sort something out: · I'm afraid I can't help you until I've sorted my own problems out.sort things out: · There's been a serious misunderstanding; I'll try to sort things out and then I'll phone you back.sort out something: · You can't possibly start decorating yet. We haven't sorted out the roof yet.get something sorted out: · I want to get everything sorted out before I leave.
► sort British informal to successfully deal with a problem: · Don't worry about the money. I'll sort it, OK?· You should be able to sort this without my help.
► iron out to remove any small problems or difficulties before you start something, especially by discussing them, so that they do not cause problems later: iron something out: · We need to iron a few things out before we move in together.iron out something: · We decided it was best to iron out our differences at an early stage in the production.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► redress/remedy a grievance
Phrases formal (=do something to make a problem better)· Governments which have not redressed genuine grievances often pay a heavy price later on.
► improve/remedy a situation· They are doing what they can to improve the situation.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► attempt· For over a millennium believers have chipped off pieces in a faithful attempt to remedy their deficiencies.
► defect· The cost of remedying the defect is economic loss and neither party owes a duty of care to P2 in that respect.· Are you puzzled by the fact that Congress does little to remedy those defects in the bureaucracy against which it constantly rails?· The new law remedies this defect, to a certain extent.· To remedy these defects a new student management system was designed and introduced in stages from 1980-81.· Those ordinances and Cromwell's later reforms of 1539-40 attempted to remedy the defects.
► deficiency· Many provisions of the Sale of Goods Act were designed to remedy such deficiencies in the contract.· Congress should remedy both of those deficiencies.· Attempts to remedy the deficiencies in these statistics suffer from a number of problems and difficulties themselves.· For over a millennium believers have chipped off pieces in a faithful attempt to remedy their deficiencies.· Are there adequate and appropriate resources to remedy any deficiencies which are exposed?· The research to be undertaken will attempt to remedy this deficiency.· Processes were scrutinized to remedy deficiencies internal to physical geography.· The inevitable reduction in the amount of time likely to be given to singing challenges the Church to remedy this deficiency.
► problem· Some of its politicians were backward-looking in that their major objectives were to remedy inter-war problems.· Sound organizational training is designed to remedy a specific performance problem or knowledge discrepancy.· Deals seem to promise to remedy several sets of problems.· Legislators are the elected officials who pass laws or amend existing ones in order to remedy problems or to promote certain activities.· The description should outline the steps taken to remedy the reported problem, or indicate how the suggestion was handled.· Let us begin to look at what is being done to remedy these problems.· Three general principles can be applied to remedy either of these problems, any one of which will work alone.
► situation· Should not the Government act with similar urgency to remedy that situation?· To remedy the situation, the water must be heavily chlorinated.· It appears that a few extra hours of uninterrupted sleep can remedy the situation.· Two courses of action to remedy the situation are therefore being attempted.· Please could you look into this matter and see what can be done to remedy the situation.· Many tried and failed to introduce legislation to remedy the situation.· If your tap water is of doubtful quality then you must be prepared to remedy the situation or use rain water instead.· Companies in this situation have been quick to remedy the situation.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► folk medicine/remedy
to deal with a problem or improve a bad situation SYN put right: - And as in folk medicine generally, if you believe it will help, it probably will.
- GUHgl-MUHgl n. A folk remedy for sore throats and colds.
To remedy the situation, the water must be chemically treated.