compensate
VerbUS[kom-puhn-seyt]/ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt/3 syllables
Synonyms:
counterbalancecorrectmake upeven outeven offeven uprecompenserepairindemnifycoverovercompensateright
Open English WordNet
Verb (6)compensated, compensating
- adjust for“engineers will work to correct the effects of air resistance”Synonyms: counterbalancecorrectmake upeven outeven offeven upMore general balance, equilibrateMore specific carry, cover
- make amends for; pay compensation for“One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”“She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident”Synonyms: recompenserepairindemnifyMore general payMore specific give
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities“he is compensating for being a bad father”Synonyms: coverovercompensateMore general counterbalance, correctSimilar cover, insure
- make reparations or amends for“right a wrong done to the victims of the Holocaust”Synonyms: rightredresscorrectMore general change, alterMore specific expiate, over-correct
- do or give something to somebody in return“Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”Synonyms: paypay offmake upMore general settle
- make payment to; compensate“My efforts were not remunerated”Synonyms: recompenseremunerateMore general payMore specific recoup, reimburse
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Com′pen·sate (? or ?; 277), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Compensated; present participle & verbal noun Compensating.]
Origin: L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See Compendium.
1. 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.
2. To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for.
The length of the night and the dews thereof do compensate the heat of the day.— Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries.— Matthew Prior
Synonyms: To recompense; remunerate; indemnify; reward; requite; counterbalance.
Com′pen·sate intransitive verb
To make amends; to supply an equivalent; — followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54