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Collocations for remedy - noun

1. treatment/medicine

ADJECTIVE

effective, good
common, popular
Ginger is a popular remedy for morning sickness.
traditional
ancient, old
folk
home
alternative, herbal, homeopathic, natural
over-the-counter
cold, cough, hangover
The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance.

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… OF REMEDY

dose
One dose of the remedy is sufficient.

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VERB + remedy

take, use
need
try
give sb
The remedy was given in different strengths to a group of volunteers.
prescribe (sb)
prepare
The remedies are all prepared from wild flowers.
find
They're hoping to find a remedy for the condition.

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remedy + VERB

be available
work
She tried various remedies, but none of them worked.

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PREPOSITION

remedy for
He took a herbal remedy for his hay fever.

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2. way of dealing with a problem

ADJECTIVE

adequate, effective, good
Your best remedy is to go to the small claims court.
appropriate, proper, suitable
easy, simple
There's no easy remedy for unemployment.
common, usual
desperate, drastic
proposed
judicial

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VERB + remedy

have
pursue, seek
They will have to seek a judicial remedy for breach of contract.
find
resort to
Desperate remedies were resorted to in the search for food.
exhaust
They advised him to exhaust all other remedies before applying to court.
offer
propose, suggest
afford (sb), grant sb, provide (sb with) (all law, esp. BrE)
remedies afforded to creditors by a bankruptcy order

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remedy + VERB

be available
lie in sth
When the reservoir becomes blocked, the only remedy lies in cleaning the entire system.

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PREPOSITION

remedy against
The agreement states that he has a remedy against the subcontractor.
remedy for
remedies for breach of contract
remedy in
You have a remedy in civil law.

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PHRASES

rights and remedies (BrE,law)
The Act created rights and remedies for consumers.

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Collocations for remedy - verb

ADVERB

easily
This could easily be remedied if the authorities were willing.

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VERB + remedy

attempt to, seek to, take steps to, try to
The government should have taken steps to remedy the situation.

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Remedy is used with these nouns as the object:
breach, defect, deficiency, grievance, injustice, omission, problem, shortcoming, situation

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