compensate
verb (used with object)
to recompense for something.
compensating
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present participleof compensate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"The nervous system adopts a safety-first approach, compensating for age-related changes by favoring stability over performance," says Associate Professor Immink, Lead of the Active Lives Research Program within the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
It is also compensating customs duties on fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers exported to the EU.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Creators make their living generating content. The campaign believes in compensating people for their time and work product and has paid creators to generate content,” Liao said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
A monetary framework that lets falling production costs show up as lower prices for consumers, rather than offsetting them with compensating stimulus, has intellectual support and is worth discussing.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Yet the compression brings a compensating benefit: long-term comparisons of regions yield insights that cannot be won from short-term studies of single societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
