Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

remediate

/ɹəˈmiːdieɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: re-me-di-ate
IPA: /ɹəˈmiːdieɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To correct or improve (a deficiency or problem).

Transitive verb

adj

Intended to correct or improve deficient skills in some subject.

Archaic

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Network Rail's busy Easter included a ten-day closure of the main trans-Pennine route between Manchester and Leeds, for work to install a new bridge deck at Huddersfield, remediate mining works at Ravensthorpe and Huddersfield, and to lay new track at Deighton and Mirfield."
"Be aidant and remediate / In the good man's distress!"

Etymology

From Latin remediare.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: remediare

Usage

Inflected Forms

remediates (present, singular) remediating (participle, present) remediated (participle, past) remediated (past) more remediate (comparative) most remediate (superlative)

Derived Forms

mycoremediate phytoremediate remediation remediator

Synonyms

rectify remedy remedial repair amend

Questions

How do you pronounce remediate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈmiːdieɪt/.
What does remediate mean?: To correct or improve (a deficiency or problem).
Where does remediate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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