remediating

Meanings

1. 1verbtransitivetechnical

   Cleaning up or repairing damaged land, water or buildings so that harm is removed.

   Grammar: Takes an object: remediating contaminated soil.

   Patterns

   • remediate a site
   • remediate something

   Engineers are remediating the soil around the old factory.

   The city is remediating lead pipes in older homes.

   The company has spent years remediating polluted groundwater.

2. 2verbtransitiveformal

   Giving extra teaching or support to help learners catch up on skills they are missing.

   Grammar: Takes a person or skill as object: remediating reading skills.

   Patterns

   • remediate a skill
   • remediate students

   Teachers are remediating basic math skills in small groups.

   The program focuses on remediating reading problems.

   He spent the summer remediating weak areas in his writing.

3. 3verbtransitivecomputingtechnical

   Fixing a security weakness or computer fault once it has been found.

   Grammar: Takes an object such as a vulnerability or issue.

   Patterns

   • remediate a vulnerability

   The team is remediating the security flaw this week.

   We are remediating errors found in the audit.

   Remediating the bug took two days.

Word forms

Common combinations

remediating contaminated soil

They are remediating contaminated soil beside the river.

remediating a vulnerability

The firm is remediating a vulnerability in its software.

remediating the problem

Remediating the problem will take months.

remediating a site

Workers are remediating the site before building starts.

remediating learning gaps

The school is remediating learning gaps after the closures.

Synonyms and how they differ

fixing

Fixing is everyday and general, while remediating suggests a planned, official process to remove a defined harm.

correcting

Correcting is used for errors or mistakes, whereas remediating suits pollution, damage or learning gaps.

cleaning up

Cleaning up is more casual and mainly physical, whereas remediating can also cover teaching and security.

rectifying

Rectifying means making something right again, usually for a mistake, and is less technical than remediating.

Opposites

Word family

remediation noun

the process of fixing a problem

remedial adjective

intended to fix a problem or help weak learners

remedy noun

a cure or solution

remediable adjective

able to be corrected

Commonly confused: remediating or mediating?

Practice

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