Compensate+for
21compensate — verb /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/ a) To pay someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration. It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it. b) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill. He tries to… …
22compensate — verb 1) you must compensate for what you did Syn: make amends, make up, make reparation, recompense, atone, requite, pay; expiate, make good, rectify 2) we agreed to compensate him for his loss Syn: recompense …
23compensate — com·pen·sate käm pən .sāt, .pen vb, sat·ed; sat·ing vt to subject to or remedy by physiological compensation <compensated hypertensive patients> vi to undergo or engage in psychic or physiological compensation <his aggression was an… …
24compensate — verb 1》 give (someone) something in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred. 2》 (compensate for) reduce or counteract (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect. Derivatives compensative adjective compensator noun… …
25compensate — com·pen·sate / käm pən ˌsāt, ˌpen / vt sat·ed, sat·ing: to make an appropriate and usu. counterbalancing payment to compensate the victims for their injuries adequately compensated for her work com·pen·sa·to·ry /kəm pen sə ˌtōr ē/ adj …
26Compensate — Com pen*sate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compensated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compensating}.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See… …
27compensate — [käm′pən sāt΄] vt. compensated, compensating [< L compensatus, pp. of compensare, to weigh one thing against another < com , with + pensare, freq. of pendere, to weigh: see PENDANT] 1. Now Rare to make up for; be a counterbalance to in… …
28compensate — [v1] make restitution atone, come down with*, commit, guerdon, indemnify, make good*, pay, pay up, plank out*, pony up*, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out*, take care of, tickle the… …
29compensate — / kɒmpənseɪt/ verb to give someone money to make up for a loss or injury ● In this case we will compensate a manager for loss of commission. ● The company will compensate the employee for the burns suffered in the accident. (NOTE: You compensate… …
30compensate — v. 1 tr. (often foll. by for) recompense (a person) (compensated him for his loss). 2 intr. (usu. foll. by for a thing, to a person) make amends (compensated for the insult; will compensate to her in full). 3 tr. counterbalance. 4 tr. Mech.… …
