compensate

[ kom-puhn-seyt ]

/ ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt /

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verb (used with object), com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing.

to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.

to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to: He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm.

Mechanics. to counterbalance (a force or the like); adjust or construct so as to offset or counterbalance variations or produce equilibrium.

to change the gold content of (a monetary unit) to counterbalance price fluctuations and thereby stabilize its purchasing power.

verb (used without object), com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing.

to provide or be an equivalent; make up; make amends (usually followed by for): His occasional courtesies did not compensate for his general rudeness.

Psychology. to develop or employ mechanisms of compensation.

Origin of compensate

First recorded in 1640–50, compensate is from the Latin word compēnsātus (past participle of compēnsāre to counterbalance, orig., to weigh together). See com-, pensive, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR compensate

1 remunerate, reward, pay.

2 counterpoise, countervail.

5 atone.

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OTHER WORDS FROM compensate

com·pen·sat·ing·ly, adverb com·pen·sa·tor, noun non·com·pen·sat·ed, adjective non·com·pen·sat·ing, adjective

pre·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), pre·com·pen·sat·ed, pre·com·pen·sat·ing. re·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), re·com·pen·sat·ed, re·com·pen·sat·ing. sub·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), sub·com·pen·sat·ed, sub·com·pen·sat·ing. un·com·pen·sat·ed, adjective un·com·pen·sat·ing, adjective well-com·pen·sat·ed, adjective

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State and local governments typically pitch in now on uncompensated care.

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The annual report to the foundation claimed it provided $185 million in uncompensated and charity care that year, the judge wrote.

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No feeling so rankles in the mind as the sense of uncompensated labor.

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British Dictionary definitions for uncompensated

compensate

/ (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt) /

verb

to make amends to (someone), esp for loss or injury

(tr) to serve as compensation or damages for (injury, loss, etc)

to offset or counterbalance the effects of (a force, weight, movement, etc) so as to nullify the effects of an undesirable influence and produce equilibrium

(intr) to attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable

Derived forms of compensate

compensatory (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtərɪ, kəmˈpɛnsətərɪ, -trɪ) or compensative (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtɪv, kəmˈpɛnsə-), adjective compensator, noun

Word Origin for compensate

C17: from Latin compēnsāre, from pensāre, from pendere to weigh

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compensate

verb (used with object), com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing.

verb (used without object), com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing.

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compensate

verb (used with object), com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing.

verb (used without object), com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing.

Origin of compensate

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