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What (who) is Compensate - definition
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Compensate; Compersation; Compensation (disambiguation); Compensations; Compensating
Compensate
·vi To make amends; to supply an equivalent;
- followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.
II. Compensate ·vt To be equivalent in value or effect to; to Counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for.
III. Compensate ·vt To make equal return to; to Remunerate; to Recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses.
compensate
I. v. a.
1.
Counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up for.
2.
Recompense, remunerate, reimburse, reward.
3.
Requite, indemnify, reimburse, make amends to.
II. v. n.
Atone, make compensation, make amends.
compensate
¦ verb
1. give (someone) something in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred.
2. (compensate for) reduce or counteract (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect.
Derivatives
compensative adjective
compensator noun
compensatory adjective
Origin
C17 (earlier (ME) as compensation): from L. compensat-, compensare 'weigh against'.
Wikipedia
Compensation
Compensation may refer to:
- Financial compensation
- Compensation (chess), various advantages a player has in exchange for a disadvantage
- Compensation (essay), by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Compensation (film), a 2000 film
- Compensation (psychology)
- Biological compensation, the characteristic pattern of bending of the plant or mushroom stem after turning from the normal vertical position
- Tuning compensation in brass instruments
Examples of use of Compensate
1. The government will compensate everybody," he said.
2. Will the government compensate building contractors again?
3. Apple and Dell raised PC prices to compensate while others reduced the amount of memory installed on their systems to compensate.
4. A raft of measures to compensate viewers was also announced.
5. Renewables alone could not compensate for nuclear generating capacity.