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com⋅pen⋅sate
[kom-puh
n-seyt] 
verb, -sat⋅ed, -sat⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble. |
| 2. | to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to: He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm. |
| 3. | Mechanics. to counterbalance (a force or the like); adjust or construct so as to offset or counterbalance variations or produce equilibrium. |
| 4. | to change the gold content of (a monetary unit) to counterbalance price fluctuations and thereby stabilize its purchasing power. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to provide or be an equivalent; make up; make amends (usually fol. by for): His occasional courtesies did not compensate for his general rudeness. |
| 6. | Psychology. to develop or employ mechanisms of compensation. |
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| com·pen·sate (kŏm'pən-sāt') v. com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing, com·pen·sates v. tr.
To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance. [Latin compēnsāre, compēnsāt- : com-, com- + pēnsāre, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.] com'pen·sa'tive (kŏm'pən-sā'tĭv, kəm-pěn'sə-tĭv) adj., com'pen·sa'tor n., com·pen'sa·to'ry (kəm-pěn'sə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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Compensate
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 Compendium.]1. To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses. 2. To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for. The length of the night and the dews thereof do compensate the heat of the day. --Bacon. The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries. --Prior. Syn: To recompense; remunerate; indemnify; reward; requite; counterbalance.Compensate
Com"pen*sate\, v. i. To make amends; to supply an equivalent; -- followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.
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Language Translation for : compensate
Spanish:
indemnizar, compensar,
German:
entschädigen,
Japanese:
補償する
compensate
1646, from L. compensatus, pp. of compensare "to weigh one thing (against another)," thus, "to counterbalance," from com- "with" + pensare freq. of pendere "to weigh" (see pendant). Compensation "salary or wages" first recorded 1787; meaning "amends for loss or damages" is from 1804.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: com·pen·sate
Pronunciation: 'käm-p&n-"sAt, -"pen-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -sat·ed; -sat·ing
: to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to <compensate the victims for their injuries>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: com·pen·sate
Pronunciation: 'käm-p&n-"sAt, -"pen-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -sat·ed; -sat·ing
transitive senses
: to subject to or remedy by physiological compensation <compensated hypertensive patients> compensate intransitive senses
: to undergo or engage in psychic or physiological compensation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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