plural remedies
1
: a medicine or treatment that relieves pain or cures a usually minor illness
a remedy for fever
The store now sells herbal remedies. [=medicines made from plants]
a shelf of cold remedies [=medicines to take when you have a cold]
Do you know of a good home remedy [=a medicine made at home] for heartburn?
folk remedies [=traditional medicines that are not prescribed by a doctor]
2
: a way of solving or correcting a problem
Building more roads isn't always the best remedy for traffic congestion.
You may have no legal remedy [=way of finding a solution using the law] in this dispute.
The problem was beyond remedy.
She was left without remedy since the court did not recognize her claim.
remedies; remedied; remedying
: to solve, correct, or improve (something)
Something must be done to remedy the problem/situation.
The conflict can be remedied by scheduling the meeting for next week.
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“Remedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/remedy. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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