remedy
English Thesaurus
1. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | correction, rectification, |
| definition | : | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | salve, |
| definition | : | anything that remedies or heals or soothes (noun.act) |
2. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | acoustic, |
| definition | : | a remedy for hearing loss or deafness (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | antidote, counterpoison, |
| definition | : | a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lenitive, |
| definition | : | remedy that eases pain and discomfort (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | application, lotion, |
| definition | : | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | magic bullet, |
| definition | : | a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent, |
| definition | : | semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | intervention, treatment, |
| definition | : | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) (noun.act) |
3. provide relief for (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | care for, treat, |
| definition | : | provide treatment for (verb.body) |
| domain category | : | medicine, practice of medicine, |
| definition | : | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries (noun.act) |
4. set straight or right (verb.change)
5. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil (noun.act)
| derivation | : | remedial, |
| definition | : | tending or intended to rectify or improve (adj.all) |
6. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | relieve, remedy, |
| definition | : | provide relief for (verb.body) |
7. provide relief for (verb.body)
8. set straight or right (verb.change)
| derivation | : | amends, reparation, |
| definition | : | something done or paid in expiation of a wrong (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | correction, rectification, |
| definition | : | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rectifier, |
| definition | : | a person who corrects or sets right (noun.person) |
9. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil (noun.act)
| derivation | : | remedial, |
| definition | : | tending or intended to rectify or improve (adj.all) |
10. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | relieve, remedy, |
| definition | : | provide relief for (verb.body) |
11. provide relief for (verb.body)
12. set straight or right (verb.change)
| derivation | : | amends, reparation, |
| definition | : | something done or paid in expiation of a wrong (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | correction, rectification, |
| definition | : | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rectifier, |
| definition | : | a person who corrects or sets right (noun.person) |
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