Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.

2. (n.) That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to.

3. (n.) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong.

4. (n.) To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.