CEFR B2

panacea

noun

Meaning

panacea means a remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.
The article uses panacea to mean a remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally....

Synonyms: allheal, woundwort, catholicon, cure-all, elixir

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panacea (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/

Definition

panacea means a remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.
The article uses panacea to mean a remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally....
The teacher asked students to find panacea in the reading.

How to Use panacea

a/the panacea (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a panacea."
panacea in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked panacea in context before translating it."

Synonyms of panacea

Words with a similar meaning to panacea:

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