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1. (v.t.) compensate
to recompense for something; pay:
Let me compensate you for your trouble.
2. compensate
to counterbalance; offset; make up for:
He compensated his homeliness with personal charm.
3. compensate
to counterbalance (a mechanical force), as by adjusting a mechanism to offset variations or produce equilibrium.
4. (v.i.) compensate
to provide or be an equivalent; make up; make amends (usu. fol. by for):
Apologies will not compensate for this damage.
5. compensate
to develop or employ mechanisms of psychological compensation.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L compēnsātus, ptp. of compēnsāre to counterbalance, offset =
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1. (verb) compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up
adjust for
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
2. (verb) compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
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"
3. (verb) cover, compensate, overcompensate
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
"he is compensating for being a bad father"
4. (verb) right, compensate, redress, correct
make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
5. (verb) pay, pay off, make up, compensate
do or give something to somebody in return
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
6. (verb) compensate, recompense, remunerate
make payment to; compensate
"My efforts were not remunerated"
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1. (verb) compensate
to balance sth negative with sth positive; = make up for
Learn to compensate for weaknesses in your learning style.
2. compensate
to pay sb for loss, damage, etc.
happy to compensate him for the damage
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1. (verb) compensate
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. (verb) compensate
to be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for
3. (verb) compensate
to make amends; to supply an equivalent; -- followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: goedmaak, skadeloos stel, |
 Arabic: يُعوّض (عن خساره) |
 Bulgarian: обещетявам |
 Brazilian: compensar |
 Czech: odškodnit |
 German: entschädigen |
 Danish: godtgøre; kompensere |
 Greek: αποζημιώνω |
 Spanish: indemnizar, compensar |
 Estonian: hüvitama |
 Farsi: غرامت دادن؛ جبران کردن |
 Finnish: korvata |
 French: dédommager |
 Hebrew: לְפָצוֹת |
 Hindi: हरजाना देना |
 Croatian: kompenzirati, nadoknaditi |
 Hungarian: kárpótol |
 Indonesian: mengganti kerugian |
 Icelandic: bæta, greiða bætur |
 Italian: compensare |
 Japanese: 補償する |
 Korean: 보상하다 |
 Lithuanian: atlyginti, kompensuoti |
 Latvian: kompensēt; atlīdzināt |
 Malay: pampasan |
 Dutch: compenseren |
 Norwegian: oppveie (for), godtgjøre, |
 Polish: kompensować |
 Persian: غرامت دادن؛ جبران کردن |
 Pashto: جيران كول، تاوان وركول، د |
 Portuguese: compensar |
 Romanian: a compensa |
 Russian: компенсировать |
 Slovak: odškodniť |
 Slovenian: odškodovati za, nadomesti |
 Serbian: nadoknaditi |
 Swedish: kompensera, ersätta, gott |
 Thai: ชดเชย |
 Turkish: zararını ödemek, kaybını |
 Taiwanese: 賠償，補償 |
 Ukrainian: компенсувати; відшкодовув |
 Urdu: معاوض ، یا صلہ دینا |
 Vietnamese: đền bù |
 Chinese: 赔偿，补偿 |
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