Remediar (en. Remedy)

/re.me.ðiar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To provide a solution or remedy to a problem.
Medicine can remedy many diseases.
La medicina puede remediar muchas enfermedades.
To correct or rectify an unfavorable situation.
We need to remedy the errors in the report.
Necesitamos remediar los errores en el informe.
To alleviate someone's suffering or sorrow.
Emotional support can remedy her sadness.
El apoyo emocional puede remediar su tristeza.

Etymology

From the Latin 'remediare', which means 'to provide a remedy'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to remedy a mistake
To correct a mistake or error.
remediar un error
to remedy the situation
To seek a solution to a present problem.
remediar la situación
there is no remedy
There is no solution to a certain situation.
no hay remedio

Related Words

remedy
Substance or treatment to cure or alleviate a disease.
remedio
remediation
The action of remedying, especially in contexts of environmental impacts.
remediación
remedial
A person who seeks to solve problems or conflicts.
remediador

Slang Meanings

To fix something informally or improvisationally.
I'm going to remedy this computer that won't turn on.
Voy a remediar esta computadora que no enciende.
To make something work again.
I used duct tape to remedy the problem with the door.
Usé cinta adhesiva para remediar el problema en la puerta.