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compensate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | recompense, remunerate |
| Type of | pay |
| Has types | reimburse, recoup |
| Derivation | compensation |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up |
| Type of | equilibrise, equilibrize, balance, equilibrate |
| Has types | cover, overcompensate, carry |
| Derivation | compensation |
compensate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cover, overcompensate |
| Type of | even off, correct, counterbalance, even out, even up, make up |
| Verb group | insure, cover, underwrite |
| Derivation | compensation |
compensate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | indemnify, recompense, repair |
| Type of | pay |
| Has types | give |
| Derivation | compensation |
She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident.
Examples of compensate
compensate
He tried to compensate by inviting Hu to the presidential retreat at Camp David.
From the denverpost.com
I compensate for this by using electronic and hard copy calendars and reminders.
From the dailyherald.com
I'm small so I have to compensate in other areas and I'm not scared to admit it.
From the forbes.com
Shape-shifting mirrors on the telescopes can then compensate to reduce blurring.
From the newscientist.com
No amount of salt added later can compensate for pasta cooked in saltless water.
From the newsday.com
Would the Spurs have to compensate the Galaxy in any way in such an arrangement?
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To compensate, Xcel scrambled to dial down some of its fossil-fuel power plants.
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The city had declared them nuisances to dodge having to compensate their owners.
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Average nightly room rates again helped to compensate for some of the shortfall.
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- Adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
- Make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
- Cover: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
- Right: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
- Pay: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
- Make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
- (Compensation (engineering)) In engineering, compensation is planning for side effects or other unintended issues in a design. The design of an invention can itself also be to compensate for some other existing issue or exception.
- (Compensation (essay)) Compensation is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It appeared in his book Essays, first published 1841. In 1844, Essays: Second Series was published, and subsequent republishings of Essays were renamed Essays: First Series.
- (Compensation (nationalization)) Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the process of taking an industry or assets into the public ownership of a national government or state. ...
