[rec.om.pense] vt -pensed ; -pens.ing [ME, fr. MF recompenser, fr. LL recompensare, fr. L re- + compensare to compensate] (15c) 1 a: to give something to by way of compensation (as for a service rendered or damage incurred) b: to pay for
2: to return in kind: requite syn see pay
[2]recompense n (15c): an equivalent or a return for something done, suffered, or given: compensation "offered in ~ for injuries"