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com⋅pen⋅sate

[kom-puhn-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.

Origin:
1640–50; < L compēnsātus (ptp. of compēnsāre to counterbalance, orig., to weigh together). See com-, pensive, -ate 1


com⋅pen⋅sat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
com⋅pen⋅sa⋅tor, noun


1. remunerate, reward, pay. 2. counterpoise, countervail. 5. atone.
com·pen·sate   (kŏm'pən-sāt')   
v.   com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing, com·pen·sates

v.   tr.
  1. To offset; counterbalance.
  2. To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse: Management compensated us for the time we worked.
  3. To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.
v.   intr.
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.

Main Entry: com·pen·sat·ed
Function: adjective
: buffered so that there is no change in the pH of the blood <compensated acidosis><compensated alkalosis> —compare UNCOMPENSATED
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