Remedying

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 counteract. [1913 Webster]

I will remedy this gear ere long. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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