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remediation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /rɪˌmiːdiˈeɪʃn/
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 M IY2 D IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of remedying a situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The site required extensive environmental remediation before it could be used for other purposes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: redress, remedy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: correction, rectification

Narrower terms: salve

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English remediate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English remediation From remediate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: علاج (ʕilāj) — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Arabic: معالجة (muʕālaja) — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Arabic: مداواة (mudāwāh) — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Catalan: remediació — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Finnish: oikaisu — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Finnish: korjaus — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Finnish: parannus — action or process to remedy a situation
  • French: rattrapage — action or process to remedy a situation
  • French: réparation — action or process to remedy a situation
  • French: dépollution — action or process to remedy a situation
  • German: Sanierung — action or process to remedy a situation
  • German: Wiedergutmachung — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Malay: pemulihan — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Māori: whakaoranga — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Māori: whakahaumanutanga — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Māori: tāmatatanga — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Polish: rekultywacja — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Russian: восстановле́ние (vosstanovlénije) — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Russian: исправление (ispravlenije) — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Turkish: düzeltme — action or process to remedy a situation
  • Turkish: iyileştirme — action or process to remedy a situation