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Quick definitions from WordNet (compensate)
▸ verb: make payment to; compensate
▸ verb: make amends for; pay compensation for ("She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident")
▸ verb: adjust or make up for
▸ verb: make reparations or amends for
▸ verb: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
▸ verb: do or give something to somebody in return
▸ Also see compensatory
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to compensate
▸ Usage examples for compensate
▸ Words that often appear near compensate
▸ Rhymes of compensate
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▸ verb: make payment to; compensate
▸ verb: make amends for; pay compensation for ("She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident")
▸ verb: adjust or make up for
▸ verb: make reparations or amends for
▸ verb: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
▸ verb: do or give something to somebody in return
▸ Also see compensatory
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to compensate
▸ Usage examples for compensate
▸ Words that often appear near compensate
▸ Rhymes of compensate
▸ Invented words related to compensate