remediate

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verb

re·​me·​di·​ate ri-ˈmē-dē-ˌāt 

remediated; remediating; remediates

transitive verb

: to make (something) the target of remedial action : to provide a remedy for

… the process of removing the spent fuel, draining the holding pool, remediating the site, and treating contaminated groundwater.

—Jeff Johnson

Work is underway … to remediate erosion on a 6000 foot section on the Gill bank of the Connecticut River.

—David Detmold

But here's the thing: [basketball coach John] Calipari was worried, worried enough to try all sorts of things behind the scenes to remediate his team's results at the line.

—Alexander Wolff

remediate

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adjective

re·​me·​di·​ate ri-ˈmē-dē-ət 

archaic

: remedial

Examples of remediate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Former Naval Support Activity Base: $1 million is going to remediate the blighted Bywater facility. —Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024

Officials are in the process of remediating the spill via vacuuming, debris removal and removal of a section of sidewalk and a parking lot. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024

Adjective

Risk managers and compliance teams need to work with supplier managers to engage their upstream suppliers, remediate compliance exposures and document them for regulators, and transfer risks to the insurance marketplace. —Evan Smith, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

Keeping track of roadkill helps scientists locate, study and help remediate stretches of road where wildlife are in the greatest danger. —Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1837, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1605, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

remediate

transitive verb

re·​me·​di·​ate ri-ˈmē-dē-ˌāt 

: to make the target of remedial action

the commissioner of environmental protection…shall conduct remedial actions necessary to remediate the pollution at or on the site

—General Statutes of Connecticut