Word: Compensate
How to pronounce: ˈkɒmpənseɪt
Verb
Definitions:
1. Give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense.
Example sentences: "Payments were made to farmers to compensate them for cuts in subsidies"
2. Reduce or counteract (something unwelcome or unpleasant) by exerting an opposite force or effect.
Example sentences: "The manager is hoping for victory to compensate for the team's dismal league campaign"
Synonyms:
offset
reward
reimburse
indemnify
cover
restitute
make up
repay
overcompensate
remunerate
pay
recompense
recoup
atone
cancel
redeem
requite
pay off
neutralize
make compensation
redress
refund
restitution
cancel out
counterbalance
balance
countervail
counteract
adjust
accommodate
adapt
satisfy
amend
equalize
repair
remedy
correct
rectify
even
level
Derivations:
compensating
compensatory
compensative
compensation
compensator
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Compensate in Other Languages...
Spanish: Compensar
German: Kompensieren
French: Compenser
Italian: Compensare
Turkish: Telâfi etmek
