REMEDIATE

rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend

(verb) set straight or right; “remedy these deficiencies”; “rectify the inequities in salaries”; “repair an oversight”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

remediate (third-person singular simple present remediates, present participle remediating, simple past and past participle remediated)

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

Synonyms

• (correct a deficiency): rectify, remedy

Adjective

remediate (comparative more remediate, superlative most remediate)

(rare, archaic, education) Intended to correct or improve deficient skills in some subject.

(obsolete) Remedial.

Synonyms

• remedial

Source: Wiktionary


Re*me"di*ate (-t), a.

Definition: Remedial. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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