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com·pen·sate  (kmpn-st)

v. com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing, com·pen·sates

v.tr.

1. To offset; counterbalance.

2. To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse: Management compensated us for the time we worked.

3. To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.

v.intr.

To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance.

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[Latin compnsre, compnst- : com-, com- + pnsre, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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compen·sative (kmpn-stv, km-pns-tv) adj.

compen·sator n.

com·pensa·tory (km-pns-tôr, -tr) adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	compensate - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, correct, make up carry - compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time" overcompensate, compensate, cover - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
	2.	compensate - 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" recompense, repair, indemnify pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" give - deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
	3.	compensate - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" overcompensate, cover underwrite, insure, cover - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, compensate, correct, make up - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
	4.	compensate - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" redress, right, correct alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" over-correct, overcompensate - make excessive corrections for fear of making an error aby, abye, atone, expiate - make amends for; "expiate one's sins" counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, compensate, correct, make up - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
	5.	compensate - do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" make up, pay off, pay settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement
	6.	compensate - make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" remunerate, recompense recoup, reimburse - reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"

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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

verb 3. balance, cancel (out), offset, make up for, redress, counteract, neutralize, counterbalance

Translations

compensate [ˈkɔmpənseɪt] vt → compensar

vi to compensate for → compensar

compensate [ˈkɔmpənseɪt] vt → indemniser, dédommager

vi to compensate for → compenser

compensate [ˈkɔmpənseɪt] vt → entschädigen

vi to compensate for (loss) → ersetzen;

(disappointment, change etc) → (wieder) ausgleichen

compensate [ˈkɔmpənseɪt] vt → risarcire

vi to compensate for → compensare

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compensate

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, vergoedيُعوّض (عن خساره)обещетявамodškodnitgodtgøre; kompensereentschädigenαποζημιώνωindemnizar, compensarhüvitamaغرامت دادن؛ جبران کردنhyvittäädédommagerלְפָצוֹתहरजाना देनाkompenzirati, nadoknaditi, odštetitikárpótolmengganti kerugianbæta, greiða bæturcompensare補償する변상[]하다atlyginti, kompensuotikompensēt; atlīdzinātpampasancompenserenoppveie (for), godtgjøre, erstatte, kompenserekompensowaćcompensara compensaкомпенсироватьodškodniťodškodovati za, nadomestitinadoknaditikompensera, ersätta, gottgöraชดเชยzararını ödemek, kaybını karşılamak賠償,補償компенсувати; відшкодовуватиمعاوض ، یا صلہ دیناđền 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.vergoedيُعادِل، يُحْدِثُ تَوازُناкомпенсирамnahraditopveje; kompensereausgleichenαναπληρώνω, αντισταθμίζωcompensarkorvamaجبران کردن؛ تعدیل کردنkorvatacompenserלְכָפֵּר עַלक्षतिपूर्ति करनाnadoknaditikompenzálmenggantibæta uppcompensare埋め合わせをする상쇄하다atitaisyti, kompensuotikompensēt; atlīdzinātganti rugigoedmakenmotvirke, korrigere, oppveiekompensowaćcompensara compensaкомпенсироватьnahradiťnadomestitinadomestitikompensera, uppvägaชดเชยdenklemek, telâfi etmek抵消компенсуватиتلافی کرناbồi thường补偿

adj compensatory [kəmˈpensətəri]

vergoedend, versoenendتَعْويضيкомпенсационенkompenzační, náhradnígodtgørende; kompenserendeErsatz-...αντισταθμιστικόςcompensatoriokorvavجبرانی؛ ترمیمیkorvaavacompen- sateurמְפַצֶהक्षतिपूरक, प्रतिकारीkoji nadoknađujekárpótlópengganti kerugianuppbótar-; jöfnunar-compensativo, compensatorio償いの보상의, 보충의kompensaciniskompensējošsganti rugicompenserendkompensatorisk, erstatnings-kompensacyjnycompensatóriocom­­­pensatorкомпенсирующийkompenzačnýnadomestenkompenzacioniเป็นการชดเชยzararı giderici, telâfi edici賠償的компенсаційнийتلافی کے طور پرbồi thường赔偿的

n ˌcompenˈsation

payment etc given for loss or injury He received a large sum of money as compensation when he was injured at work.skadeloosstelling, skadevergoeding, vergoedingتَعْويضобезщетениеodškodněníerstatning; godtgørelsedie Entschädigungαποζημίωσηindemnizaciónhüvitusغرامتkorvaus, hyvitysindemnitéפִּצוּי @@@פִּיצוּי$$$हरजानाnadoknada, odštetakártérítésganti rugi(skaða)bæturindennizzo, indennità補償보상kompensacijakompensācijapembayaran pampasancompensatieerstatning, kompensasjon, godtgjøringodszkodowaniecompensaçãodespăgubireкомпенсацияnáhradaodškodninakompenzacijaskadestånd, ersättningการได้รับความเสียหายtazminat補償компенсація, відшкодуванняتلافیsự bồi thường补偿