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remediate

verb

  1. fix (a problem)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹəˈmɛdi.ət/ / /ɹəˈmiːdi.ət/ / /ɹɪˈmiːdi.ət/ / /ɹəˈmiːdieɪt/ / /ɹɪˈmiːdieɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Latin remediare.

  1. Intended to correct or improve deficient skills in some subject.
  2. Remedial.

    Be aidant and remediate / In the good man's distress!

verb

Etymology: From Latin remediare.

  1. To correct or improve (a deficiency or problem).

    Network Rail's busy Easter included a ten-day closure of the main trans-Pennine route between Manchester and Leeds, for work to install a new bridge deck at Huddersfield, remediate mining works at Ravensthorpe and Huddersfield, and to lay new track at Deighton and Mirfield.