COMPENSATE


Meaning of COMPENSATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäm-pən-ˌsāt, -ˌpen- ]

verb

( -sat·ed ; -sat·ing )

Etymology: Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare, frequentative of compendere

Date: 1646

transitive verb

1. : to be equivalent to : counterbalance

2. : to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to

compensate the victims for their loss

3.

a. : to provide with means of counteracting variation

b. : to neutralize the effect of (variations)

intransitive verb

1. : to supply an equivalent — used with for

2. : to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect

his enthusiasm compensate s for his lack of skill

3. : to undergo or engage in psychological or physiological compensation

Synonyms: see pay

• com·pen·sa·tive ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-tiv, -ˌpen-; kəm-ˈpen(t)-sə- adjective

• com·pen·sa·tor ˈkäm-pən-ˌsā-tər, -ˌpen- noun

• com·pen·sa·to·ry kəm-ˈpen(t)-sə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

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