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compensate

(kɒmpənseɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense compensates, present participle compensating, past tense, past participle compensated

1. verb

To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.

The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't beenworked out properly. [VERB noun for noun]

To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies. [be VERB-ed + for]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: recompense, repay, refund, reimburse More Synonyms of compensate

2. verb

If you compensate for a lack of something or for something you have done wrong, you do something to make the situation better.

The company agreed to keep up high levels of output in order to compensate for supplieslost. [VERB + for]

She would then feel guilt for her anger and compensate by doing even more for thechildren. [VERB]

Synonyms: make amends for, make up for, atone for, pay for More Synonyms of compensate

3. verb

Something that compensates for something else balances it or reduces its effects.

MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation. [VERB + for]

The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip. [VERB for noun]

Synonyms: balance, cancel (out), offset, make up for More Synonyms of compensate

4. verb

If you try to compensate for something that is wrong or missing in your life, you try to do something that removes or reduces the harmful effects.

People who feel inferior have to compensate by way of outward achievement. [VERB]

Nothing could ever compensate for the pain of being separated from her children. [VERB + for]

compensate in British English

(ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt)

verb

to make amends to (someone), esp for loss or injury

2. (transitive)

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

4. (intransitive)

to attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable

Derived forms

compensatory (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtərɪ, kəmˈpɛnsətərɪ, -trɪ) or compensative (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtɪv, kəmˈpɛnsə-)

adjective

compensator (ˈcompenˌsator)

noun

Word origin

C17: from Latin compēnsāre, from pensāre, from pendere to weigh

compensate in American English

(ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcompenˌsated or ˈcompenˌsating

1. Rare

to make up for; be a counterbalance to in weight, force, etc.

to make equivalent or suitable return to; recompense; pay

to compensate an owner for land taken by a city

3. Mechanics

to counteract or make allowance for (a variation)

verb intransitive

to make or serve as compensation or amends (for)

5. Psychology

to engage in compensation

SIMILAR WORDS: pay

Derived forms

compensative (ˈcompenˌsative) (kəmˈpɛnsətɪv; ˈkɑmpənˌseɪtɪv)

adjective

compensatory (comˈpensaˌtory) (kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔri)

adjective

Word origin

< L compensatus, pp. of compensare, to weigh one thing against another < com-, with + pensare, freq. of pendere, to weigh: see pendant

Examples of 'compensate' in a sentence
compensate

I can't give her the story she wants, he thought, but there must be some way I can compensate her.He gestured frequently and with energy, Bartlemy noticed, perhaps to compensate for his still imperfect grasp of the language.Kelly selected something that might be filling, even healthy, to compensate for the lack of taste.

Quotations

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

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compensate

British English: compensate /ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt/ VERB

If someone is compensated for something unpleasant which has happened to them, they receive compensation for it.

Farmers will be compensated for their losses.

American English: compensate
Arabic: يُعَوِّضُ
Brazilian Portuguese: compensar
Chinese: 赔偿
Croatian: nadoknaditi
Czech: odškodnit
Danish: kompensere
Dutch: compenseren
European Spanish: compensar
Finnish: hyvittää
French: compenser
German: entschädigen
Greek: αποζημιώνω
Italian: compensare
Japanese: 補償する
Korean: 보상하다
Norwegian: kompansere
Polish: wynagrodzić
European Portuguese: compensar
Romanian: a compensa
Russian: компенсировать
Latin American Spanish: compensar
Swedish: kompensera
Thai: ชดเชย
Turkish: telafi etmek
Ukrainian: компенсувати
Vietnamese: đền bù

Chinese translation of 'compensate'

compensate

(ˈkɔmpənseɪt)

vt

to compensate sb (for sth) (由于(於)某事)赔(賠)偿(償)某人 ((yóuyú mǒushì) péicháng mǒurén)

vi

to compensate (for sth) 弥(彌)补(補)(某事) (míbǔ (mǒushì))

1 (verb) in the sense of recompense

Definition

to make amends to (someone), esp. for loss or injury

To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.

Synonyms

recompense

If they succeed in court, they will be fully recompensed for their loss.

repay

It will take 30 years to repay the loan.

refund

She will refund you the purchase price.

reimburse

I'll be happy to reimburse you for any expenses.

indemnify

They don't have the money to indemnify everybody.

make restitution

requite

remunerate (formal)

You will be remunerated for your trouble

satisfy

make good

2 (verb) in the sense of make amends for

Definition

to serve as compensation for (injury or loss)

She compensated for her burst of anger by doing even more for us.

Synonyms

make amends for

make up for

atone for

pay for

do penance for

cancel out

make reparation for

make redress for

3 (verb) in the sense of balance

Definition

to cancel out the effects of (something)

The rewards more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip.

Synonyms

balance

Balance spicy dishes with mild ones.

cancel (out)

offset

The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity.

make up for

redress

to redress the economic imbalance

counteract

pills to counteract high blood pressure

neutralize

antibodies that neutralize the toxic effects of soluble antigens

counterbalance

Add honey to counterbalance the acidity of the sauce.

countervail

proverb

What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

Additional synonyms

in the sense of counteract

Definition

to act against or neutralize

pills to counteract high blood pressure

Synonyms

offset,

negate,

neutralize,

invalidate,

counterbalance,

annul,

obviate (formal),

countervail

in the sense of counterbalance

Definition

to act as a counterbalance to

Add honey to counterbalance the acidity of the sauce.

Synonyms

offset,

balance out,

compensate for,

make up for,

counterpoise,

countervail,

set off

in the sense of indemnify

Definition

to compensate for loss or damage

They don't have the money to indemnify everybody.

Synonyms

compensate,

pay,

reimburse,

satisfy,

repair,

repay,

requite,

remunerate (formal)

Synonyms of 'compensate'

compensate

Explore 'compensate' in the dictionary

单词	compensate
释义	Trends of compensate View usage for: compensate (kɒmpənseɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense compensates, present participle compensating, past tense, past participle compensated 1. verb To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things. The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't beenworked out properly. [VERB noun for noun] To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies. [be VERB-ed + for] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: recompense, repay, refund, reimburse More Synonyms of compensate 2. verb If you compensate for a lack of something or for something you have done wrong, you do something to make the situation better. The company agreed to keep up high levels of output in order to compensate for supplieslost. [VERB + for] She would then feel guilt for her anger and compensate by doing even more for thechildren. [VERB] Synonyms: make amends for, make up for, atone for, pay for More Synonyms of compensate 3. verb Something that compensates for something else balances it or reduces its effects. MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation. [VERB + for] The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip. [VERB for noun] Synonyms: balance, cancel (out), offset, make up for More Synonyms of compensate 4. verb If you try to compensate for something that is wrong or missing in your life, you try to do something that removes or reduces the harmful effects. People who feel inferior have to compensate by way of outward achievement. [VERB] Nothing could ever compensate for the pain of being separated from her children. [VERB + for] compensate in British English (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt) verb 1. to make amends to (someone), esp for loss or injury 2. (transitive) to serve as compensation or damages for (injury, loss, etc) 3. 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 4. (intransitive) to attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable Derived forms compensatory (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtərɪ, kəmˈpɛnsətərɪ, -trɪ) or compensative (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtɪv, kəmˈpɛnsə-) adjective compensator (ˈcompenˌsator) noun Word origin C17: from Latin compēnsāre, from pensāre, from pendere to weigh compensate in American English (ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcompenˌsated or ˈcompenˌsating 1. Rare to make up for; be a counterbalance to in weight, force, etc. 2. to make equivalent or suitable return to; recompense; pay to compensate an owner for land taken by a city 3. Mechanics to counteract or make allowance for (a variation) verb intransitive 4. to make or serve as compensation or amends (for) 5. Psychology to engage in compensation SIMILAR WORDS: pay Derived forms compensative (ˈcompenˌsative) (kəmˈpɛnsətɪv; ˈkɑmpənˌseɪtɪv) adjective compensatory (comˈpensaˌtory) (kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔri) adjective Word origin < L compensatus, pp. of compensare, to weigh one thing against another < com-, with + pensare, freq. of pendere, to weigh: see pendant Examples of 'compensate' in a sentence compensate I can't give her the story she wants, he thought, but there must be some way I can compensate her. Pacter, Trudi YELLOW BIRD (2004) He gestured frequently and with energy, Bartlemy noticed, perhaps to compensate for his still imperfect grasp of the language. Amanda Hemingway THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE (2004) Kelly selected something that might be filling, even healthy, to compensate for the lack of taste. Clancy, Tom WITHOUT REMORSE (2004) Quotations What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts In other languages compensate British English: compensate /ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt/ VERB If someone is compensated for something unpleasant which has happened to them, they receive compensation for it. Farmers will be compensated for their losses. American English: compensate Arabic: يُعَوِّضُ Brazilian Portuguese: compensar Chinese: 赔偿 Croatian: nadoknaditi Czech: odškodnit Danish: kompensere Dutch: compenseren European Spanish: compensar Finnish: hyvittää French: compenser German: entschädigen Greek: αποζημιώνω Italian: compensare Japanese: 補償する Korean: 보상하다 Norwegian: kompansere Polish: wynagrodzić European Portuguese: compensar Romanian: a compensa Russian: компенсировать Latin American Spanish: compensar Swedish: kompensera Thai: ชดเชย Turkish: telafi etmek Ukrainian: компенсувати Vietnamese: đền bù Chinese translation of 'compensate' compensate (ˈkɔmpənseɪt) vt to compensate sb (for sth) (由于(於)某事)赔(賠)偿(償)某人 ((yóuyú mǒushì) péicháng mǒurén) vi to compensate (for sth) 弥(彌)补(補)(某事) (míbǔ (mǒushì)) 1 (verb) in the sense of recompense Definition to make amends to (someone), esp. for loss or injury To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies. Synonyms recompense If they succeed in court, they will be fully recompensed for their loss. repay It will take 30 years to repay the loan. refund She will refund you the purchase price. reimburse I'll be happy to reimburse you for any expenses. indemnify They don't have the money to indemnify everybody. make restitution requite remunerate (formal) You will be remunerated for your trouble satisfy make good 2 (verb) in the sense of make amends for Definition to serve as compensation for (injury or loss) She compensated for her burst of anger by doing even more for us. Synonyms make amends for make up for atone for pay for do penance for cancel out make reparation for make redress for 3 (verb) in the sense of balance Definition to cancel out the effects of (something) The rewards more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip. Synonyms balance Balance spicy dishes with mild ones. cancel (out) offset The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity. make up for redress to redress the economic imbalance counteract pills to counteract high blood pressure neutralize antibodies that neutralize the toxic effects of soluble antigens counterbalance Add honey to counterbalance the acidity of the sauce. countervail proverb What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts Additional synonyms in the sense of counteract Definition to act against or neutralize pills to counteract high blood pressure Synonyms offset, negate, neutralize, invalidate, counterbalance, annul, obviate (formal), countervail in the sense of counterbalance Definition to act as a counterbalance to Add honey to counterbalance the acidity of the sauce. Synonyms offset, balance out, compensate for, make up for, counterpoise, countervail, set off in the sense of indemnify Definition to compensate for loss or damage They don't have the money to indemnify everybody. Synonyms compensate, pay, reimburse, satisfy, repair, repay, requite, remunerate (formal) Synonyms of 'compensate' compensate Explore 'compensate' in the dictionary
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