remedy
REM-ih-deeverbMeaning to fix or correct something that is wrong
Memory hook RE-MEND-y: MEND what’s wrong. The wagon wheel squeaks and wobbles until Grandpa Gus mends it with a wrench and a drop of oil. To mend what’s wrong is to remedy it.
The mechanic remedied the squeak with a single drop of oil.
In context When the library learned that its ramp was too steep for wheelchairs, it moved quickly to remedy the problem, building a gentler ramp within a month.
Similar fix, correct, repair, cure
Opposite worsen, aggravate
From Latin remedium, “a cure,” from mederi, “to heal,” the root of medical.