remediation

noun

re·​me·​di·​a·​tion ri-ˌmē-dē-ˈā-shən 

: the act or process of remedying

remediation of reading problems

Examples of remediation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Teams continued to work to complete the remediation process and get the pumps back online. —Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026

For decades, survivors of deadly natural disasters in California have faced steep challenges to rebuilding, like costly environmental remediation work and bureaucracy slowing building permit approvals. —Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026

Many homes in Altadena remain contaminated even after remediation. —Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Seven months of remediation at Casa Gateway has included removing and replacing insulation, installing new floors in hallways and the lobby, and painting halls and community spaces. —Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for remediation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

remediation

noun

re·​me·​di·​a·​tion ri-ˌmēd-ē-ˈā-shən 

: the act or process of remedying

remediation of reading problems

Medical Definition

remediation

noun

re·​me·​di·​a·​tion ri-ˌmēd-ē-ˈā-shən 

: the act or process of remedying

remediation of learning disabilities

Legal Definition

remediation

noun

re·​me·​di·​a·​tion ri-ˌmē-dē-ˈā-shən 

1

: the act or process of remedying

2

: the act or process of remediating