Remedy - English meaning

adjective

Abbreviation for african methodist episcopal

Usage examples:

First ame church

verb

Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.

Usage examples:

The rule was amended to apply only to non-members

verb

To change the words of something written, esp. a law or a legal document

Usage examples:

The terms of the contract were amended in later years.

verb

To change something, especially the words of a text

Usage examples:

They were too hasty to amend or drop initiatives that did not work immediately., amend sth to sth i…

noun

A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.

Usage examples:

There is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish

noun

A chemical, esp. a drug, that acts against the bad effects of a poison to limit the harm it can do

Usage examples:

An antidote for snake venom, exercise can be an antidote to depression.

noun

A chemical, especially a drug, that limits the effects of a poison

Usage examples:

Sales of nerve gas antidotes increased dramatically before the war.

adjective

Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Usage examples:

Make sure you have been given the correct information

verb

Put right (an error or fault).

Usage examples:

The council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports

adjective

In agreement with the true facts or with a generally accepted standard

Usage examples:

It’s your responsibility to see that your tax return is correct., do you have the correct time?, "d…

verb

Relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition.

Usage examples:

He was cured of the disease

noun

A substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition.

Usage examples:

The search for a cure for the common cold

noun

A parish priest in a french-speaking country.

Usage examples:

The curé, after all, was an important figure in every village

noun

Something that cures any illness or solves any problem

Usage examples:

There’s a danger in believing that the drug is a cure-all.

noun

A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.

Usage examples:

A new drug aimed at sufferers from parkinson's disease

verb

Administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility.

Usage examples:

They were drugged to keep them quiet

verb

A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

verb

Make or become better.

Usage examples:

Efforts to improve relations between the countries

verb

To make better

noun

A substance used for medical treatment.

Usage examples:

Yet some rather toxic metals, albeit in insoluble form, have been used as medicaments: bismuth, for…

noun

A substance used as a medicine

Usage examples:

The pharmacy is lined with jars painted with the names of the herbs and medicaments they contained.…

noun

A drug or other form of medicine that is used to treat or prevent disease.

Usage examples:

He was given medication for pain

noun

Any substance used to treat an illness or disease, esp. a drug

Usage examples:

[ c ] are you taking any medications now?, [ u ] i’m on medication for my heart condition.

noun

Drugs that are used in the treatment of illness or injury

Usage examples:

The condition can be treated effectively with medication., over-the-counter/prescription medication…

noun

The science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery).

Usage examples:

He made distinguished contributions to pathology and medicine

noun

The science dealing with the preserving of health and with preventing and treating disease or injury

Usage examples:

Pediatrics is a branch of medicine., she continued to practice medicine until she was in her eighti…

noun

The treatment of illness or injury, or the study of how illnesses and injuries are treated

Usage examples:

Medicine has advanced enormously over the past 100 years., alternative/complementary/preventive med…

verb

Repair (something that is broken or damaged).

Usage examples:

Workmen were mending faulty cabling

noun

A repair in a material.

Usage examples:

The mend was barely visible

noun

A medicine prepared by an unqualified person, especially one that is not considered effective.

Usage examples:

A charlatan who sells nostrums

noun

An idea for solving a problem, especially one that is not very good

Usage examples:

He refused to embrace any of the fashionable nostrums then current in development economics.

noun

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.

Usage examples:

The panacea for all corporate ills

noun

Something that will solve all problems or cure all illnesses

Usage examples:

Books are not meant to be a panacea for an illness or loss.

noun

Something that some people believe will solve all problems

Usage examples:

Panacea for sth some economists say that consumer spending is the panacea for all economic ills.

noun

Medicinal drugs.

Usage examples:

His servant's venture into selling physic

verb

Treat with a medicine.

Usage examples:

He told mrs webb he had physicked himself

noun

A garden in which herbs used for medical purposes were grown

adjective

Intended to prevent disease.

Usage examples:

Prophylactic measures

noun

A medicine or course of action used to prevent disease.

Usage examples:

I took malaria prophylactics

adjective

Preventing disease

Usage examples:

Some dentists are convinced that the addition of fluoride in water is ineffective as a prophylactic…

noun

Something you are told to do by someone else and which you must do

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the company has received an order to stop releasing pollution into the air., hi…

noun

A request from a customer for goods or services

Usage examples:

Recent trends suggest that orders are unlikely to be converted into sales until the second half., w…

phrase

To improve or correct something

Usage examples:

The company needs over a million dollars to set its finances to rights., his bike was badly damaged…

verb

Put right; correct.

Usage examples:

Mistakes made now cannot be rectified later

verb

To correct or make right

Usage examples:

I hadn’t meant to cause trouble, and asked what i could do to rectify the situation.

verb

To deal with a problem or mistake so that it no longer exists

Usage examples:

How do we rectify the alarming fall in stock market performance?, rectify a problem/situation/mista…

verb

Remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation).

Usage examples:

The power to redress the grievances of our citizens

noun

Remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance.

Usage examples:

Those seeking redress for an infringement of public law rights

verb

To correct a wrong

Usage examples:

Affirmative action to help minorities is intended to redress wrongs.

verb

Restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition.

Usage examples:

Faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electrician

noun

The action of repairing something.

Usage examples:

The truck was beyond repair

noun

Frequent or habitual visiting of a place.

Usage examples:

She exhorted repair to the church

verb

Settle or find a solution to (a problem or contentious matter).

Usage examples:

The firm aims to resolve problems within 30 days

noun

Firm determination to do something.

Usage examples:

She received information that strengthened her resolve

verb

Find a solution or answer

adjective

Having the ability to restore health, strength, or well-being.

Usage examples:

The restorative power of long walks

noun

A thing that restores health, strength, or well-being, especially a medicine or drink.

Usage examples:

Herbal restoratives

noun

Something that makes you feel better or more energetic if you are feeling tired or ill

Usage examples:

After a hard day at the office, a hot bath is a welcome restorative., ginseng is used as a restorat…

verb

Get or bring (something) back from somewhere.

Usage examples:

I was sent to retrieve the balls from his garden

noun

An act of retrieving something, especially game that has been shot.

Usage examples:

Watch the dog make the long retrieves

verb

Get or find back; recover the use of

adjective

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing

adverb

To the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

The car spun right off the track

noun

That which is morally correct, just, or honourable.

Usage examples:

She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong

phrase

To improve or correct something

Usage examples:

The company needs over a million dollars to set its finances to rights., his bike was badly damaged…

verb

Find an answer to, explanation for, or means of effectively dealing with (a problem or mystery).

Usage examples:

The policy could solve the town's housing crisis

verb

Find the answer to or understand the meaning of

adjective

Clearly defined or identified.

Usage examples:

Savings were made by increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs

noun

A medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body.

Usage examples:

He grasped at the idea as though she had offered him a specific for cancer

adjective

Relating to one thing and not others; particular

Usage examples:

The virus attacks specific cells in the body., the meeting is for the specific purpose of discussin…

noun

Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.

Usage examples:

A course of antibiotic therapy

The act of providing treatment for an illness or disorder

noun

Treatment to help a person get better from the effects of a disease or injury

Usage examples:

[ u ] with physical therapy, you should eventually be able to walk again., a physical/speech therap…

noun

The manner in which someone behaves towards or deals with someone or something.

Usage examples:

The directive required equal treatment for men and women in social security schemes

noun

The way you deal with or behave toward someone or something

Usage examples:

He accused the governor of giving rich people special treatment., [ u ] chronic back pain may not r…

noun

A way of behaving towards someone or something

Usage examples:

Equal/fair treatment for sb/sth the court order required equal treatment for female police departme…