re·me·di·ate
ri-ˈmē-dē-ˌāt 
remediated; remediating; remediates
: 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
Jeff JohnsonWork is underway … to remediate erosion on a 6000 foot section on the Gill bank of the Connecticut River.—David Detmold
David DetmoldBut 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
Alexander Wolff
re·me·di·ate
ri-ˈmē-dē-ət
archaic
: remedial
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The land earmarked for the aerospace complex, which has been vacant and contaminated for nearly 80 years, would be fully remediated and repurposed, according to North Wind.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
Enforcement actions are rippling across sectors, and these fines expose a troubling pattern: Organizations are struggling to detect, diagnose and remediate systemic risk before regulators intervene.
—Nosa Omoigui, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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As part of the settlement, Binance agreed to pay more than $4 billion, remediate their anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance programs, and retain an independent compliance monitor for three years.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The land earmarked for the aerospace complex, which has been vacant and contaminated for nearly 80 years, would be fully remediated and repurposed, according to North Wind.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The port planned to use it to clean up and remediate polluted areas, build facilities for handling the turbine parts, dredge the waterway and build a larger wharf capable of handling pieces of steel longer than a football field.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
Enforcement actions are rippling across sectors, and these fines expose a troubling pattern: Organizations are struggling to detect, diagnose and remediate systemic risk before regulators intervene.
—Nosa Omoigui, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Remediate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remediate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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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
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