Dictionary

remediation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /rɪˌmiːdiˈeɪʃn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English remediate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English remediation From remediate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The act or process of remedying a situation.
   • The site required extensive environmental remediation before it could be used for other purposes.

Forms

Deriveds

rhizoremediation · electroremediation · nanoremediation · zooremediation · nanobioremediation · mycoremediation · phytoremediation · bioremediation

Relateds

remedy · remediate · remedially · remedial

Translations (21)

ru восстановле́ние (action or process to remedy a situation) · fr dépollution (action or process to remedy a situation) · tr düzeltme (action or process to remedy a situation) · ar مداواة (action or process to remedy a situation) · mi whakahaumanutanga (action or process to remedy a situation) · fi oikaisu (action or process to remedy a situation) · mi tāmatatanga (action or process to remedy a situation) · fi korjaus (action or process to remedy a situation) · ms pemulihan (action or process to remedy a situation) · fr réparation (action or process to remedy a situation) · tr iyileştirme (action or process to remedy a situation) · ar علاج (action or process to remedy a situation) · mi whakaoranga (action or process to remedy a situation) · ar معالجة (action or process to remedy a situation) · fi parannus (action or process to remedy a situation) · pl rekultywacja (action or process to remedy a situation) · ca remediació (action or process to remedy a situation) · ru исправление (action or process to remedy a situation) · fr rattrapage (action or process to remedy a situation) · de Sanierung (action or process to remedy a situation) · de Wiedergutmachung (action or process to remedy a situation)