compensate

  • 11compensate — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to make up for ) to compensate for (I cannot compensate for my inferiority complex) 2) (D; tr.) ( to reimburse ) to compensate for (to compensate smb. for damages) * * * [ kɒmpənseɪt] (d; intr.) ( to make up for ) to compensate …

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  • 12compensate — com|pen|sate [ˈkɔmpənseıt US ˈka:m ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of compensare, from compendere; COMPENDIUM] 1.) [I] to replace or balance the effect of something bad ▪ Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has… …

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  • 13compensate — verb 1 remove/reduce the bad effect of sth ADVERB ▪ amply, fully ▪ more than ▪ The advantages of the plan more than compensate for the risks associated with it. ▪ partially, partly …

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  • 14compensate */*/ — UK [ˈkɒmpənseɪt] / US [ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt] verb Word forms compensate : present tense I/you/we/they compensate he/she/it compensates present participle compensating past tense compensated past participle compensated 1) a) [intransitive] to change or… …

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  • 15compensate — verb 1 (I) to replace or balance something good that has been lost or is lacking, by providing or doing something equally good: Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has to work harder to compensate. (+ for): Her intelligence more than… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16compensate — / kɒmpənseɪt/ verb to give someone money to make up for a loss or injury ● In this case we will compensate a manager for loss of commission. ● The company will compensate the employee for the burns suffered in the accident. (NOTE: You compensate… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 17compensate — compensatingly, adv. compensator, n. /kom peuhn sayt /, v., compensated, compensating. v.t. 1. to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble. 2. to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to: He… …

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  • 18compensate — verb /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/ a) To pay someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration. It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it. b) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill. He tries to… …

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  • 19compensate — com|pen|sate [ kampən,seıt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to change or remove the bad result of something: compensate for: This payment more than compensates for what we ve lost. a ) to behave in a way that is intended to reduce the effects of a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20compensate — verb 1) you must compensate for what you did Syn: make amends, make up, make reparation, recompense, atone, requite, pay; expiate, make good, rectify 2) we agreed to compensate him for his loss Syn: recompense …

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