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单词 remedy
释义 remedy
 /rem"i dee/,  n.  ,  pl.   remedies,  v.  , remedied, remedying.
  n.  
  1. something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
  2. something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind.
  3.  Law.   legal redress; the legal means of enforcing a right or redressing a wrong.
  4.  Coinage.   a certain allowance at the mint for deviation from the standard weight and fineness of coins; tolerance.
  v.t.  
  5. to cure, relieve, or heal.
  6. to restore to the natural or proper condition; put right: to remedy a matter.
  7. to counteract or remove: to remedy an evil.
 [1175-1225; (n.) ME remedie < AF < L remedium, equiv. to re- RE- + med(eri) to heal, assuage, remedy (cf. MEDICAL) + -ium -IUM; (v.) late ME remedien ( < MF remedier) < L remediare, deriv. of remedium]
 Syn. 1. cure, restorative, specific, medicament, medication. 2. corrective, antidote. 5. See cure. 6. repair, correct, redress, renew.
 Ant. 5. worsen.
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