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remedying

remedying is the present participle and gerund of remedy.

Meaning of remedy

Verb

remedy (third-person singular simple present remedies, present participle remedying, simple past and past participle remedied)

  1. (transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for.
    • Nor is geometry, when taken into the assistance of natural philosophy, ever able to remedy this defect,1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 27
    Synonyms:
    redress, help, correct, cure

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Questions about remedying

What is remedying the present participle and gerund of?
Remedying is the present participle and gerund of remedy.

Words near remedying in the dictionary

  1. remeditate
  2. remeditated
  3. remeditates
  4. remeditating
  5. remedy
  6. remedying
  7. remedyless
  8. remeet
  9. remeeting
  10. remeets
  11. remeid

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