Remediate (verb)

Alleviate or remove the bad effects of (a problem or harmful situation).

Origin:

Late 16th century (in the sense "make right"): from latin remediare "heal, restore", from remedium "healing, remedy".

Examples:

  1. The company is working to remediate the environmental damage caused by its operations.
  2. The government has implemented a plan to remediate the contaminated soil.
  3. The school is taking steps to remediate the problem of bullying.
  4. The company is taking steps to remediate the security breach.
  5. The city is working to remediate the housing crisis.
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