Remediate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

set straight or right

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻmˈiːdɪət/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪmˈiːdɪət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪmˈiːdɪət/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻmˈiːdɪət/.

Examples

remedy these deficiencies
rectify the inequities in salaries
repair an oversight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amend remedy rectify repair

Parts of Speech

verb	set straight or right “remedy these deficiencies”

Word Forms

rectification	noun	the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
rectifier	noun	a person who corrects or sets right
remediation	noun	act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remedy	noun	act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
reparation	noun	something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
amendable	adjective	capable of being corrected by additions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abhilfe schaffen

gerade oder rechts stellen

🇫🇷French

remédier

placé droit ou à droite

🇪🇸Spanish

remediar

poner recto o derecho

🇮🇹Italian

rimediare

impostare dritto o a destra

🇳🇱Dutch

herstellen

recht of rechts zetten

🇵🇹Portuguese

remediar

definir em linha reta ou direita

🇷🇺Russian

исправить

установить прямо или вправо

India

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিকার

সোজা বা ডান সেট করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நிவர்த்தி செய்

நேராக அல்லது வலதுபுறமாக அமைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నివారణ

నేరుగా లేదా కుడి సెట్

🇮🇳Marathi

उपाय

सरळ किंवा उजवीकडे सेट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપાય

સીધા અથવા જમણે સેટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿವಾರಿಸಲು

ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഹരിക്കുക

നേരെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വലത് സജ്ജമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਚਾਰਕ

ਸਿੱਧਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਜੇ ਸੈੱਟ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تدارک

سیدھے یا دائیں سیٹ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

补救

设置直或右

🇯🇵Japanese

修復する

まっすぐまたは右にセットする

🇰🇷Korean

교정하다

똑바로 또는 오른쪽으로 설정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khắc phục

đặt thẳng hoặc sang phải

🇹🇭Thai

แก้ไข

ตั้งตรงหรือขวา

🇮🇩Indonesian

memulihkan

atur lurus atau kanan

🇲🇾Malay

memulihkan

tetapkan lurus atau kanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

علاج

تعيين مستقيم أو صحيح

🇮🇷Persian

اصلاح کردن

مستقیم یا راست تنظیم کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

düzeltmek

düz veya sağa ayarla

🇮🇱Hebrew

לתקן

מוגדר ישר או ימינה

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The primary meaning of 'remediate' is 'set straight or right'.

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'remediate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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