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Remediate

v. hopeful, capable professional

What it means

To correct, remove, or reduce a problem, deficiency, or contamination.

Reach for it when describing organized corrective work with a verifiable target

Specialists remediated the polluted soil before the playground opened.

Words to choose between 6

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom. Tap a word to see when it fits.
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  • Remediate (this word)
  • repair
formal

  • everyday

    clean up

    Fits when contamination is removed in plain language

    Careful Cleanup may be superficial.

  • everyday

    fix

    Fits when a problem receives a direct solution

    Careful Fix is too broad for regulated work.

  • warm

    restore

    Fits when a safe valued condition returns

    Careful Restoration is a broader outcome.

  • professional

    repair

    Fits when damage is restored to function

    Careful Repair does not cover toxic exposure.

  • formal

    correct

    Fits when an error or deficiency is put right

    Careful Correction may not repair resulting harm.

  • formal

    mitigate

    Fits when harm is reduced when removal is impossible

    Careful Mitigation does not fully remediate.

Opposites 3

  • contaminate
  • worsen
  • ignore

Common phrases 3

  • remediate contamination

    The contractor will remediate contamination beneath the depot.

  • remediate a weakness

    Extra tutoring can remediate a weakness in basic algebra.

  • fully remediate

    The audit requires the company to fully remediate each defect.

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated