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remediate

[ri-mee-dee-eyt] / rɪˈmi diˌeɪt /


VERB
remove, as pollutants
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After the Cuyahoga River was badly damaged by runaway industrialization, its multidecade cleanup effort required new technologies to monitor and remediate its water quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“What do we need to do to remediate this home where we can imagine safely putting these kids back in there?”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

They vowed to remediate upward of 12,000 properties by January 2026 — within a year of when the deadly wildfires first broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said it had no choice but to order the closure of the buildings "in the absence of any suitable plans to remediate the fire safety shortfalls".

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Under the judicious application of cooling astringent collyria, and other remediate means, the irritation and pain of the parts were relieved, and the lids somewhat retracted.

From The Dog by Youatt, William




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