"remedy" noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn: redress (http://word.sc/redress), remediation (http://word.sc/remediation)] a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain [syn: curative (http://word.sc/curative), cure (http://word.sc/cure)] verb set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: rectify (http://word.sc/rectify), remediate (http://word.sc/remediate), repair (http://word.sc/repair), amend (http://word.sc/amend)] provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: relieve (http://word.sc/relieve)] Source: http://www.word.sc/remedy

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