remedy

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
redress, remediation
• Derivationally related forms:
remediate (for: remediation), remedial, redress (for: redress)
• Hypernyms:
correction, rectification
• Hyponyms:
salve
2. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
curative, cure, therapeutic
• Derivationally related forms:
cure (for: cure), remedial
• Hypernyms:
medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
• Hyponyms:
acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, vomit,
vomitive, nauseant, lenitive, lotion, application, magic bullet,
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve, palliative,
alleviant, alleviator, panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all,
preventive, preventative, prophylactic
• Part Holonyms:
treatment, intervention

II - verb

1. set straight or right (Freq. 3)
- remedy these deficiencies
- rectify the inequities in salaries
- repair an oversight
• Syn:
rectify, remediate, repair, amend
• Derivationally related forms:
amendable (for: amend), reparation (for: repair), remediation (for: remediate), rectification (for: rectify), rectifier (for: rectify)
• Hypernyms:
correct, rectify, right
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. provide relief for
- remedy his illness
• Syn:
relieve
• Topics:
medicine, practice of medicine
• Hypernyms:
treat, care for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  curative, cure, therapeutic, redress, remediation, relieve, rectify, remediate, repair, amend