Meaning & use

remediating

verb·Academic

Correcting or improving a fault, problem, or harmful situation, often an environmental or educational one.

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The company spent millions remediating the soil contaminated by the old factory.

The school introduced a program aimed at remediating students' basic reading skills.

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Remediating is common in environmental and educational contexts, describing organized efforts to fix an identified problem.

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fixingrectifying

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