compensate

compensate
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
PREPOSITION
for

His strengths more than compensate for his weaknesses.

with

His voice doesn't have much range but he compensates with clever lyrics.

2 pay money for a loss/injury
ADVERB
adequately, fairly, properly, well
fully, in full

People whose health has suffered will be compensated in full.

financially

I expect to be compensated financially.

PREPOSITION
for

The company will compensate you for the losses you have suffered.

Compensate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑employee, ↑plaintiff, ↑victim

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  • compensate — com‧pen‧sate [ˈkɒmpənseɪt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss, or damage: compensate somebody for something • He has promised to compensate farmers for the price cuts. 2. HUMAN …   Financial and business terms

  • compensate — vb 1 Compensate, countervail, balance, offset, counterbalance, counterpoise are comparable when meaning to make up for or to undo the effects of. Compensate is by far the broadest of these terms both in mode of use and scope of application. It… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Compensate — Com pen*sate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compensated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compensating}.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compensate — com·pen·sate / käm pən ˌsāt, ˌpen / vt sat·ed, sat·ing: to make an appropriate and usu. counterbalancing payment to compensate the victims for their injuries adequately compensated for her work com·pen·sa·to·ry /kəm pen sə ˌtōr ē/ adj …   Law dictionary

  • Compensate — Com pen*sate, v. i. To make amends; to supply an equivalent; followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compensate — [v1] make restitution atone, come down with*, commit, guerdon, indemnify, make good*, pay, pay up, plank out*, pony up*, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out*, take care of, tickle the… …   New thesaurus

  • compensate — ► VERB 1) give (someone) something to reduce or balance the bad effect of loss, suffering, or injury. 2) (compensate for) make up for (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect. DERIVATIVES compensator noun compensatory… …   English terms dictionary

  • compensate — [käm′pən sāt΄] vt. compensated, compensating [< L compensatus, pp. of compensare, to weigh one thing against another < com , with + pensare, freq. of pendere, to weigh: see PENDANT] 1. Now Rare to make up for; be a counterbalance to in… …   English World dictionary

  • compensate — 1640s, from L. compensatus, pp. of compensare to weigh one thing (against another), thus, to counterbalance, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + pensare, frequentative of pendere to weigh (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • compensate — [[t]kɒ̱mpənseɪt[/t]] compensates, compensating, compensated 1) VERB To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things. [V n for n] The official… …   English dictionary

  • compensate — 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 …   Combinatory dictionary

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