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remediated; remediating; remediates
Definition of remediate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
adjective
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Definition of remediate (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic
: remedial
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remediate. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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Legal Definition of remediate
: 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
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