| 单词 | remediate |
| 释义 | remediate (once / 5683 pages) v To remediate is to correct or make right. If you accidentally ran over your neighbor's bike with your car, you could remediate the bad situation by paying for the bike's repair. When you remediate some kind of damage or mistake, you repair it or set it straight. To remediate often means to make up for a lack of something, like when schools remediate students who have struggled in certain classes by giving them extra instruction after school. The origin of remediate goes back to the Latin word remedium, a cure, remedy, or medicine. WORD FAMILYremediate: remediable, remediated, remediation+/irremediable: irremediably/remediable: irremediable/remedial: remedially/remedied: unremedied/remedy: remedial, remediate, remedied, remedies, remedying USAGE EXAMPLESAlthough hundreds of sites are identified, only a fraction of them are actually remediated. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) It also works with government agencies, merchants and creditors to remediate the impact of identity theft. Reuters(Nov 20, 2016) Agency spokesman Ken Severson says officials have isolated the problem area and are awaiting approval of a contract to have the mold remediated. Washington Times(Oct 31, 2016) v set straight or right Syn|Hyper amend, rectify, remedy, repair correct, rectify, right make right or correct |
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