REMEDIATE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

remediate

verb

Definition of remediate

as in to improve

to stop or reverse the damage of Cleanup crews are working to remediate the site of the chemical spill. Remediating the pollution of the river will take some effort.

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Recent Examples of remediate The lab’s Environmental Restoration Department had been working to remediate the site and clean groundwater that had been contaminated with nitrates, a nitrogen compound found in bombs. — Chase Hunter, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026 The developers had initially agreed to demolish the fuel tanks, remediate the land and give four acres of the parcel back to the island to use as a park or other amenity. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 The land at Aqueduct is ready to go, no need for demolition, no need to remove and remediate dangerous industrial waste like other sites have. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 Organizations can better understand the environments in the clouds, detect vulnerabilities more quickly and have automated capabilities to remediate those vulnerabilities. — Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for remediate

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Lawmakers have introduced bills to strengthen prevention programs, improve behavioral health services, regulate sober living environments and give local governments additional tools to respond to homelessness.

— Ray Bramson, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
Chen’s work focuses on using seismological data to improve methods to identify and monitor nuclear tests.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of improve

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Oil needs to be refined into products and fuels people can use, including asphalt, plastic, heating oil, jet fuel, diesel and gasoline.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The product of millions of years of evolution rather than countless lines of code, refined by the brutal simplicity of survival.

— Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of refine

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The sewer bond funds from Question 5 would be used to rehabilitate sewer mains, build additional green infrastructure and make upgrades to pump stations.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
The United States on Friday backed a new agreement between Iraq and Syria to rehabilitate an oil pipeline that would provide an alternative route for crude exports and reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

Definition of rehabilitate

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The product’s ceramide inclusion is also joined by skin care’s workhorse hyaluronic acid, antioxidant-rich vitamins C and E, plus sea buckthorn, which aids with brightening and thereby remedies dark spots.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Stay prepared for those just-in-case scenarios by stocking everything from itch creams and allergy meds to cold and headache remedies.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Definition of remedy

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Amazon confirmed in a post on X earlier today that the bills were a mistake and that users were not expected to take any action to correct the issue.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
This story has been corrected to show that three Houston Astros pitchers combined on a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on May 25, not four pitchers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

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