Meaning & use
remedy
A medicine or treatment used to cure an illness, or a solution to a problem.
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Honey and lemon tea is a popular home remedy for a sore throat.
Better funding could be a simple remedy for the school's overcrowding problem.
A note on using this word
Remedy can describe medical cures or, more broadly, any fix for a difficult or unwanted situation.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To correct or improve a problem, fault, or unsatisfactory situation.
The company promised to remedy the delivery delays within two weeks.
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