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compensate

verb

com·​pen·​sate ˈkäm-pən-ˌsāt How to pronounce compensate (audio)
-ˌpen-
compensated; compensating

transitive verb

1
: to be equivalent to : counterbalance
Her virtues compensate her faults.
2
: to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to
compensate the victims for their loss
3
a
: to provide with means of counteracting variation
compensate a magnetic needle
b
: to neutralize the effect of (variations)

intransitive verb

1
: to supply an equivalent
—used with for
… compensate for his feelings of loneliness by assertions of superiority. W. H. Auden
2
: to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect
his enthusiasm compensates for his lack of skill
3
: to undergo or engage in psychological or physiological compensation
His aggression was an attempt to compensate for inherent passivity.
compensative
ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-tiv How to pronounce compensate (audio)
-ˌpen-;
kəm-ˈpen(t)-sə- How to pronounce compensate (audio)
adjective
compensator
ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-tər How to pronounce compensate (audio)
-ˌpen-
noun
compensatory
kəm-ˈpen(t)-sə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce compensate (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

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pay, compensate, remunerate, satisfy, reimburse, indemnify, repay, recompense mean to give money or its equivalent in return for something.

pay implies the discharge of an obligation incurred.

paid their bills

compensate implies a making up for services rendered.

an attorney well compensated for her services

remunerate clearly suggests paying for services rendered and may extend to payment that is generous or not contracted for.

promised to remunerate the searchers handsomely

satisfy implies paying a person what is required by law.

all creditors will be satisfied in full

reimburse implies a return of money that has been spent for another's benefit.

reimbursed employees for expenses

indemnify implies making good a loss suffered through accident, disaster, warfare.

indemnified the families of the dead miners

repay stresses paying back an equivalent in kind or amount.

repay a favor with a favor

recompense suggests due return in amends, friendly repayment, or reward.

passengers were recompensed for the delay

Example Sentences

His enthusiasm compensates for his lack of skill. The price of the item has been reduced to compensate for a defect. compensate workers for their labor She was not compensated for the damage done to her car.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare, frequentative of compendere — see compendium

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of compensate was in 1646

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