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compensate Verb [-sating, -sated] 1. to make amends to (someone), esp. for loss or injury 2. to cancel out the effects of (something): the car's nifty handling fails to compensate for its many flaws 3. to serve as compensation for (injury or loss) [Latin compensare] compensatory adj
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compensate verb 1. recompense, repay, refund, reimburse, indemnify, make restitution, requite, remunerate, satisfy, make good verb 2. make amends for, make up for, atone for, pay for, do penance for, cancel out, make reparation for, make redress for Translations compensate [ˈkɔmpənseɪt] vt → entschädigen vi to compensate for (loss) → ersetzen; (disappointment, change etc) → (wieder) ausgleichen v compensate [ˈkompənseit] 1 to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job. goedmaak, skadeloos stel, vergoed يُعوّض (عن خساره) обещетявам odškodnit godtgøre; kompensere entschädigen αποζημιώνω indemnizar, compensar hüvitama غرامت دادن؛ جبران کردن hyvittää dédommager לְפָצוֹת हरजाना देना kompenzirati, nadoknaditi, odštetiti kárpótol mengganti kerugian bæta, greiða bætur compensare 補償する 변상[]하다 atlyginti, kompensuoti kompensēt; atlīdzināt pampasan compenseren oppveie (for), godtgjøre, erstatte, kompensere kompensować compensar a compensa компенсировать odškodniť odškodovati za, nadomestiti nadoknaditi kompensera, ersätta, gottgöra ชดเชย zararını ödemek, kaybını karşılamak 賠償,補償 компенсувати; відшкодовувати معاوض ، یا صلہ دینا đền bù 赔偿, 2 to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents. vergoed يُعادِل، يُحْدِثُ تَوازُنا компенсирам nahradit opveje; kompensere ausgleichen αναπληρώνω, αντισταθμίζω compensar korvama جبران کردن؛ تعدیل کردن korvata compenser לְכָפֵּר עַל क्षतिपूर्ति करना nadoknaditi kompenzál mengganti bæta upp compensare 埋め合わせをする 상쇄하다 atitaisyti, kompensuoti kompensēt; atlīdzināt ganti rugi goedmaken motvirke, korrigere, oppveie kompensować compensar a compensa компенсировать nahradiť nadomestiti nadomestiti kompensera, uppväga ชดเชย denklemek, telâfi etmek 抵消 компенсувати تلافی کرنا bồi thường 补偿 adj compensatory [kəmˈpensətəri] vergoedend, versoenend تَعْويضي компенсационен kompenzační, náhradní godtgørende; kompenserende Ersatz-... αντισταθμιστικός compensatorio korvav جبرانی؛ ترمیمی korvaava compen- sateur מְפַצֶה क्षतिपूरक, प्रतिकारी koji nadoknađuje kárpótló pengganti kerugian uppbótar-; jöfnunar- compensativo, compensatorio 償いの 보상의, 보충의 kompensacinis kompensējošs ganti rugi compenserend kompensatorisk, erstatnings- kompensacyjny compensatório compensator компенсирующий kompenzačný nadomesten kompenzacioni เป็นการชดเชย zararı giderici, telâfi edici 賠償的 компенсаційний تلافی کے طور پر bồi thường 赔偿的 n compenˈsation payment etc given for loss or injury He received a large sum of money as compensation when he was injured at work. skadeloosstelling, skadevergoeding, vergoeding تَعْويض обезщетение odškodnění erstatning; godtgørelse die Entschädigung αποζημίωση indemnización hüvitus غرامت korvaus, hyvitys indemnité פִּצוּי @@@פִּיצוּי$$$ हरजाना nadoknada, odšteta kártérítés ganti rugi (skaða)bætur indennizzo, indennità 補償 보상 kompensacija kompensācija pembayaran pampasan compensatie erstatning, kompensasjon, godtgjøring odszkodowanie compensação despăgubire компенсация náhrada odškodnina kompenzacija skadestånd, ersättning การได้รับความเสียหาย tazminat 補償 компенсація, відшкодування تلافی sự bồi thường 补偿 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Frederica was wretched in the idea of going, and I could not bear to have her at the mercy of her mother; not all the masters in London could compensate for the ruin of her comfort. The variety of more minute interests, which will necessarily fall under the superintendence of the local administrations, and which will form so many rivulets of influence, running through every part of the society, cannot be particularized, without involving a detail too tedious and uninteresting to compensate for the instruction it might afford. Marilla felt this and was vaguely troubled over it, realizing that the ups and downs of existence would probably bear hardly on this impulsive soul and not sufficiently understanding that the equally great capacity for delight might more than compensate. |
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