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Remedy — Rem e*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remedied} ( d?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remedying}.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem[ e]dier. See {Remedy}, n.] To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Remedy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Remedy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 remedy remedy help redress Sgm: N 1 anthelmintic anthelmintic Sgm: N 1 antidote antidote antifebrile antipoison counterpoison antitoxin antispasmodic … English dictionary for students
apply — v. ( ies, ied) 1 intr. (often foll. by for, to, or to + infin.) make a formal request for something to be done, given, etc. (apply for a job; apply for help to the governors; applied to be sent overseas). 2 intr. have relevance (does not apply in … Useful english dictionary
remedy — n 1. curé, restorative, antidote, counteracted neutralizer, corrective, preventive, prophylactic, Med. specific; curé all, panacea, elixir, curé for what ails you, curé for all ills, nostrum; medicine, medicament, medication, Med. prescription,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
apply — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. put or lay on, use; ask, request; work, persevere (See resolution). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make a request] Syn. petition, demand, appeal, put in for; see ask 1 , beg 1 , try out for . 2. [To make… … English dictionary for students
Remedied — Remedy Rem e*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remedied} ( d?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remedying}.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem[ e]dier. See {Remedy}, n.] To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Remedying — Remedy Rem e*dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remedied} ( d?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remedying}.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F. rem[ e]dier. See {Remedy}, n.] To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cure — vb cured, cur·ing vt: to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as a: to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant s case caused by procedural errors made during a trial) subsequent proceedings cured harm caused by trial… … Law dictionary
help — I noun abetment, accommodation, advantage, advice, aid, assist, assistance, auxilium, avail, backing, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, boon, care, chanty, contribution, cooperation, cure, deliverance, encouragement, expedient, facilitation,… … Law dictionary
James Buchanan: The Impending Disruption of the Union — ▪ Primary Source During the critical four months that intervened between Abraham Lincoln s election in November 1860 and his inauguration in March 1861, President James Buchanan, a Democrat, was faced with the problem of secession. The… … Universalium
