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Main Entry:
discharge [v. dis-chahrj; n. dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pay, settle debt
Synonyms: clear, honor, liquidate, meet, pay up, quit, relieve, satisfy, square up
Antonyms: owe
Main Entry: remedy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fix, cure
Synonyms: aid, alleviate, ameliorate, amend, assuage, attend, change, clean up, clean up one's act, control, correct, debug, doctor, ease, fiddle with, fix up, go over, heal, help, launder, make up for, mitigate, palliate, pick up, put right, recalibrate, rectify, redress, reform, relieve, renew, repair, restore, revise, right, scrub, set right, set to rights, shape up, solve, soothe, square up, square*, straighten out, treat, upgrade
Antonyms: get sick, harm, hurt, injure, worsen
Related Words
Main Entry: remedy
Part of Speech: noun, verb
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Adjectives:
abstersive, aesculapian, alexipharmic, alexiteric, alimentary, allopathic, alterative, alviducous, analeptic, analgesic, anatriptic, anodyne, anodynic, antiorgastic, antiphlogistic, antipruritic, balsamic, bechic, bezoardic, broad, chirurgical, corrective, corroborant, curable, demulcent, depuratory, detergent, detersive, dietetic, disinfectant, emollient, epulotic, febrifugal, febrifuge, healing, hypnotic, intravenous, lenitive, medical, medicinal, mundificant, narcotic, neurotic, nutritious, nutritive, palliative, paregoric, peptic, prophylactic, recuperative, remediable, remedial, restorative, salutiferous, sanative, sanatory, sedative, squinant, stegnotic, therapeutic, theriacal, tonic, traumatic, vaccine, vulnerary
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Remedy.
Category: 2. Subservience to ends; degree of subservience
Synonyms:
-nouns
remedy, help, redress; anthelmintic; antidote, antifebrile, antipoison, counterpoison, antitoxin, antispasmodic; bracer, faith cure, placebo; helminthagogue, lithagogue, pick-meup, stimulant, tonic; vermifuge, prophylactic, corrective, restorative; sedative; palliative; febrifuge; alterant, alterative; specific; antiseptic, emetic, analgesic, pain-killer, antitussive, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, carminative; Nepenthe, Mithridate., cure, treatment, regimen; radical cure, perfect cure, certain cure; sovereign remedy., examination, diagnosis, diagnostics; analysis, urinalysis, biopsy, radiology., medicine, physic, Galenicals, simples, drug, pharmaceutical, prescription, potion, draught, dose, pill, bolus, injection, infusion, drip, suppository, electuary; linctus, lincture; medicament; pharmacon., nostrum, receipt, recipe, prescription; catholicon, panacea, elixir, elixir vitae, philosopher's stone; balm, balsam, cordial, theriac, ptisan., agueweed, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts; feverroot, feverwort; friar's balsam, Indian sage; ipecac, ipecacuanha; jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark; quinine, quinquina; sassafras, yarrow., salve, ointment, cerate, oil, lenitive, lotion, cosmetic; plaster; epithem, embrocation, liniment, cataplasm, sinapism, arquebusade, traumatic, vulnerary, pepastic, poultice, collyrium, depilatory; emplastrum; eyewater, vesicatory., compress, pledget; bandage (support)., treatment, medical treatment, regimen; dietary, dietetics; vis medicatrix, vis medicatrix naturae; medecine expectante; bloodletting, bleeding, venesection, phlebotomy, cupping, sanguisuge, leeches; operation, surgical operation; transfusion, infusion, intravenous infusion, catheter, feeding tube;, prevention, preventative medicine, immunization, inoculation, vaccination, vaccine, shot, booster, gamma globulin., pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaceutics; pharmacopoeia, formulary; acology, Materia Medica, therapeutics, posology; homeopathy, allopathy, heteropathy, osteopathy, hydropathy; cold water cure; dietetics; surgery, chirurgery, chirurgy; healing art, leechcraft;, orthopedics, orthopedy, orthopraxy; pediatrics; dentistry, midwifery, obstetrics, gynecology; tocology; sarcology., hospital, infirmary; pesthouse, lazarhouse; lazaretto; lock hospital; maison de sante; ambulance., dispensary; dispensatory, drug store, pharmacy, apothecary, druggist, chemist., Hotel des Invalides; sanatarium, spa, pump room, well; hospice; Red Cross., doctor, physician, surgeon; medical practitioner, general practitioner, specialist ; medical attendant, apothecary, druggist; leech; osteopath, osteopathist; optometrist, ophthalmologist; internist, oncologist, gastroenterologist; epidemiologist, public health specialist; dermatologist; podiatrist; witch doctor, shaman, faith healer, quack, exorcist; Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen; accoucheur, accoucheuse, midwife, oculist, aurist; operator; nurse, registered nurse, practical nurse, monthly nurse, sister; dresser; bonesetter; pharmaceutist, pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pharmacopolist.
-verbs
apply a remedy; doctor, dose, physic, nurse, minister to, attend, dress the wounds, plaster; drain; prevent; relieve; palliate; restore; drench with physic; bleed, cup, let blood; manicure., operate, excise, cut out; incise.
-adjectives
remedial; restorative; corrective, palliative, healing; sanatory, sanative; prophylactic, preventative, immunizing; salutiferous (salutary); medical, medicinal; therapeutic, chirurgical, epulotic, paregoric, tonic, corroborant, analeptic, balsamic, anodyne, hypnotic, neurotic, narcotic, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, emollient; depuratory; detersive, detergent; abstersive, disinfectant, febrifugal, alterative; traumatic, vulnerary., allopathic, heteropathic, homeopathic, hydropathic; anthelmintic; antifebile, antiluetic; aperient, chalybeate, deobstruent, depurative, laxative, roborant., dietetic, alimentary; nutritious, nutritive; peptic; alexipharmic, alexiteric; remediable, curable.
-phrases
aux grands maux les grands remedes; Dios que da la llaga da la medicina; para todo hay remedio sino para la muerte; temporis ars medicina fere est [Ovid]; "the remedy is worse than the disease" [Dryden]; "throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of
Antonyms: bane
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