The difference between Make whole and Remedy

When used as verbs, make whole means to restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition, whereas remedy means to provide or serve as a remedy for.


Remedy is also noun with the meaning: something that corrects or counteracts.

check bellow for the other definitions of Make whole and Remedy

  1. Make whole as a verb (transitive, set phrase):

    To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.

  2. Make whole as a verb (transitive, set phrase):

    To repair or restore (something).

  3. Make whole as a verb (transitive, finance, legal):

    To provide (someone), especially under the terms of a legal judgment or an agreement, with financial compensation for lost money or other lost assets.

  1. Remedy as a noun:

    Something that corrects or counteracts.

  2. Remedy as a noun (legal):

    The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.

  3. Remedy as a noun:

    A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.

  4. Remedy as a noun:

    The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.

  1. Remedy as a verb (transitive):

    To provide or serve as a remedy for.