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
adjectiveDefinition of remediate (Entry 2 of 2)
archaic
: remedial
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The first known use of remediate was in 1605
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