remediation

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UK/rɪˌmiːdiˈeɪʃn/

noun

The act or process of remedying a situation.

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

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redressremedy
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Meanings

nounremediation (usually uncountable, plural remediations)

plural remediations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act or process of remedying a situation.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounact of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

Similar
redressremedy
Broader
correctionrectification
Also see
redressremedy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From remediate + -ion.

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Translations

Arabic علاج, معالجة
  • علاج (ʕilāj)action or process to remedy a situation
  • معالجة (muʕālaja)action or process to remedy a situation
  • مداواة (mudāwāh)action or process to remedy a situation
Catalan remediació
  • remediacióaction or process to remedy a situation
Finnish oikaisu, korjaus
  • oikaisuaction or process to remedy a situation
  • korjausaction or process to remedy a situation
  • parannusaction or process to remedy a situation
French rattrapage, réparation
  • rattrapageaction or process to remedy a situation
  • réparationaction or process to remedy a situation
  • dépollutionaction or process to remedy a situation
German Sanierung, Wiedergutmachung
  • Sanierungaction or process to remedy a situation
  • Wiedergutmachungaction or process to remedy a situation
Malay pemulihan
  • pemulihanaction or process to remedy a situation
Māori whakaoranga, whakahaumanutanga
  • whakaorangaaction or process to remedy a situation
  • whakahaumanutangaaction or process to remedy a situation
  • tāmatatangaaction or process to remedy a situation
Polish rekultywacja
  • rekultywacjaaction or process to remedy a situation
Russian восстановле́ние, исправление
  • восстановле́ние (vosstanovlénije)action or process to remedy a situation
  • исправление (ispravlenije)action or process to remedy a situation
Turkish düzeltme, iyileştirme
  • düzeltmeaction or process to remedy a situation
  • iyileştirmeaction or process to remedy a situation
Cite this entry
APA

remediation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remediation

MLA

“remediation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remediation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remediation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remediation.

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