compensate
to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to: He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm.
Mechanics. to counterbalance (a force or the like); adjust or construct so as to offset or counterbalance variations or produce equilibrium.
to change the gold content of (a monetary unit) to counterbalance price fluctuations and thereby stabilize its purchasing power.
to provide or be an equivalent; make up; make amends (usually followed by for): His occasional courtesies did not compensate for his general rudeness.
Psychology. to develop or employ mechanisms of compensation.
Origin of compensate
1Other words for compensate
Other words from compensate
- com·pen·sat·ing·ly, adverb
- com·pen·sa·tor, noun
- non·com·pen·sat·ed, adjective
- non·com·pen·sat·ing, adjective
- pre·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), pre·com·pen·sat·ed, pre·com·pen·sat·ing.
- re·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), re·com·pen·sat·ed, re·com·pen·sat·ing.
- sub·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), sub·com·pen·sat·ed, sub·com·pen·sat·ing.
- un·com·pen·sat·ed, adjective
- un·com·pen·sat·ing, adjective
- well-com·pen·sat·ed, adjective
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How to use compensate in a sentence
Other features include True Radiant, which compensates for the longer time it takes for baseboard systems to adjust temperatures.
He was also quick to point out that Facebook compensates its employees by translating a fixed cash value into shares.
As Facebook Stock Tanks, Mark Zuckerberg is All Smiles | Alex Klein | September 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe only exception is the star, Kirk Cameron, who compensates by doing more than enough acting for everyone.
You will find the luxury of being alone, able to retire and rise without witnesses, fully compensates for the extra charge.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe acute enjoyment of eating under these circumstances compensates in a slight measure for the suffering of starvation.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
It amply compensates for the imperfection with which Nature has afflicted him by leaving his fore-paws deprived of thumbs.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginNaturally then, the employer compensates himself out of the price.
Consumers and Wage-Earners | J. Elliot RossIn all these instances, the fertility of the mines compensates for every disadvantage of situation.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for compensate
/ (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt) /
to make amends to (someone), esp for loss or injury
(tr) to serve as compensation or damages for (injury, loss, etc)
to offset or counterbalance the effects of (a force, weight, movement, etc) so as to nullify the effects of an undesirable influence and produce equilibrium
(intr) to attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable
Origin of compensate
1Derived forms of compensate
- compensatory (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtərɪ, kəmˈpɛnsətərɪ, -trɪ) or compensative (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtɪv, kəmˈpɛnsə-), adjective
- compensator, noun
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