compensate

(kŏm'pən-sāt')

v., -sat·ed, -sat·ing, -sates.

v.tr.

1. To offset; counterbalance.
2. To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse: Management compensated us for the time we worked.
3. To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.

v.intr.
To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance.

[Latin compēnsāre, compēnsāt- : com-, com- + pēnsāre, to weigh.]

compensative com'pen·sa'tive (kŏm'pən-sā'tĭv, kəm-pĕn'sə-tĭv) adj.
compensator com'pen·sa'tor n.
compensatory com·pen'sa·to'ry (kəm-pĕn'sə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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verb

1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to: balance, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, offset, set off. See order/disorder.
2. To make up for: balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, neutralize, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off. See substitute.
3. To give compensation to: indemnify, pay, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite. See pay/owe.
4. To give payment to in return for goods or services rendered: pay, recompense, remunerate. See pay/owe.
5. To give a satisfactory return to: indemnify, pay, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, reward. See pay/owe.

v

Definition: make restitution
Antonyms: deprive, fine, forfeit, lose

v

Definition: offset, make up for
Antonyms: damage, deprive, penalize

IN BRIEF: To repay.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. — Francis Bacon (1561-1626).

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Pertaining to or emanating from compensation.

• c. hypertrophy — impaired function of one organ in a paired organ system or of part of an organ in a single organ system is followed by enlargement of the surviving organ or tissue so that functional capacity is maintained.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kompensere, erstatte, opveje, korrigere
v. intr. - erstatte, kompensere

Français (French)
v. tr. - compenser, indemniser
v. intr. - compenser (perte, difficultés)

Deutsch (German)
v. - ersetzen, ausgleichen, kompensieren, entschädigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποζημιώνω, αντισταθμίζω, αναπληρώνω, ισοφαρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• compensate for    compensare, risarcire, rimborsare, indennizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - compensar, equilibrar, recompensar, remunerar

idioms:

• compensate for    recompensar

Русский (Russian)
возмещать, компенсировать

idioms:

• compensate for    компенсировать что-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - indemnizar, compensar
v. intr. - pagar una indemnización o compensación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kompensera, uppväga (fys. psyk.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
补偿, 赔偿, 酬报, 抵消

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 補償, 賠償, 酬報
v. intr. - 補償, 賠償, 抵消

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보상하다, 보충하다, 상쇄하다
v. intr. - 보충되다, 보상하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 償う, 補償する, 補正する, 補う

idioms:

• compensate for    償う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) عوض, كافأ, جازى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיצה, איזן, קיזז‬
v. intr. - ‮פיצה, איזן, קיזז‬

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