"Remediate" is not in the dictionary. Everywhere I look, I am referred to "remedy" and "remediation". "Remediate" comes up ok on the spell checker and I know what it means, but the grammer checker keeps throwing it out. It is also not in the thesaurus. Is it a word or not???
2006-08-04 08:46:35 · 8 answers · asked by badkitty1969 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
remediate:
remediate
Averb
1 rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend
set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
Category Tree:
change
╚change by reversal; turn; reverse
╚correct; rectify; right
╚rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend
Sometimes, you can't trust your thesaurus and spellcheck. You need a bigger dictionary (I mean the big ones + the thesaurus too).
2006-08-04 19:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by klay 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Thesaurus Remediation
2016-11-04 04:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: re·me·di·ate
Pronunciation: ri-'mE-dE-"At
Function: transitive verb
: to make the target of remedial action
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
remediate
v : set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: rectify, remedy, repair, amend]
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
2006-08-05 01:06:31 · answer #3 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's the verb form of the noun "remediation" that means to set straight or right.
2006-08-04 08:51:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mag999nus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. It's a word. It basically means to perform the act of remediation.
2006-08-04 09:20:16 · answer #5 · answered by j.f. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Let's see remediate Spell Check just said it's re mediate
2006-08-04 08:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by dawnee_babe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
re·me·di·a·tion (rĭ-mē'dē-ā'shən)
n.
The act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency: remediation of a learning disability.
remediate re·me'di·ate' v.
2006-08-04 08:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a short form of the term remediation.
2006-08-04 08:50:23 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ jojo ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a word.
A verb, it means "to set straight"
2006-08-04 08:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is
remediation in the noun. Remediate is the verb.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/remediate
2006-08-04 10:48:11 · answer #10 · answered by okie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋