compensate
verb (used with object)
to recompense for something.
compensated
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past participleof compensate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof compensate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
compensateverb (used with object)to recompense for something.
Example Sentences
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The researchers examined whether the spiders displayed "sleep rebound," meaning they compensated for interrupted sleep by increasing their subsequent sleep.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
That included a scene in which actors playing A24’s French and Nandan meet with an actor playing Evans, who asks to be compensated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The remaining 10 percent would have had to be compensated for through various credits obtained among other things by using low-carbon steel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Times asked the center’s attorney if Troupe was compensated for work outside of his board duties, but she did not respond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“I’ve compensated for his cephalic emanations,” Roy explained.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
