Compensate
1compensate — com‧pen‧sate [ˈkɒmpənseɪt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss, or damage: compensate somebody for something • He has promised to compensate farmers for the price cuts. 2. HUMAN …
2compensate — vb 1 Compensate, countervail, balance, offset, counterbalance, counterpoise are comparable when meaning to make up for or to undo the effects of. Compensate is by far the broadest of these terms both in mode of use and scope of application. It… …
3Compensate — Com pen*sate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compensated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compensating}.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See… …
4compensate — com·pen·sate / käm pən ˌsāt, ˌpen / vt sat·ed, sat·ing: to make an appropriate and usu. counterbalancing payment to compensate the victims for their injuries adequately compensated for her work com·pen·sa·to·ry /kəm pen sə ˌtōr ē/ adj …
5Compensate — Com pen*sate, v. i. To make amends; to supply an equivalent; followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation. [1913 Webster] …
6compensate — [v1] make restitution atone, come down with*, commit, guerdon, indemnify, make good*, pay, pay up, plank out*, pony up*, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out*, take care of, tickle the… …
7compensate — ► VERB 1) give (someone) something to reduce or balance the bad effect of loss, suffering, or injury. 2) (compensate for) make up for (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect. DERIVATIVES compensator noun compensatory… …
8compensate — [käm′pən sāt΄] vt. compensated, compensating [< L compensatus, pp. of compensare, to weigh one thing against another < com , with + pensare, freq. of pendere, to weigh: see PENDANT] 1. Now Rare to make up for; be a counterbalance to in… …
9compensate — 1640s, from L. compensatus, pp. of compensare to weigh one thing (against another), thus, to counterbalance, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + pensare, frequentative of pendere to weigh (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) …
10compensate — [[t]kɒ̱mpənseɪt[/t]] compensates, compensating, compensated 1) VERB To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things. [V n for n] The official… …
