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
Examples of remediate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAlexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
Last year, the MIRA Dissolution Authority was created to replace the former MIRA, with the goal of identifying the environmental needs to remediate the site.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2024
In the final State of the City address of his first term, Mayor Brandon Scott emphasized his efforts to reduce crime, remediate vacant properties and maintain city services during his tenure, offering to build upon that work if voters return him to office.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
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Verb
In 1990, the then-Florida Department of Environmental Regulation ordered the Collier business to remediate the land and provide alternative drinking water to the town, according to a consent decree between a Collier family business and the state.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
Last year, the MIRA Dissolution Authority was created to replace the former MIRA, with the goal of identifying the environmental needs to remediate the site.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
Adjective
The work dovetails with that of local government agencies to quickly detect and remediate contamination of beaches.
—Bob Hirshon, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2024
In the final State of the City address of his first term, Mayor Brandon Scott emphasized his efforts to reduce crime, remediate vacant properties and maintain city services during his tenure, offering to build upon that work if voters return him to office.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2024
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remediate
transitive verb
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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