compensate
to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to: He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm.
Mechanics. to counterbalance (a force or the like); adjust or construct so as to offset or counterbalance variations or produce equilibrium.
to change the gold content of (a monetary unit) to counterbalance price fluctuations and thereby stabilize its purchasing power.
to provide or be an equivalent; make up; make amends (usually followed by for): His occasional courtesies did not compensate for his general rudeness.
Psychology. to develop or employ mechanisms of compensation.
Origin of compensate
1Other words for compensate
Other words from compensate
- com·pen·sat·ing·ly, adverb
- com·pen·sa·tor, noun
- non·com·pen·sat·ed, adjective
- non·com·pen·sat·ing, adjective
- pre·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), pre·com·pen·sat·ed, pre·com·pen·sat·ing.
- re·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), re·com·pen·sat·ed, re·com·pen·sat·ing.
- sub·com·pen·sate, verb (used with object), sub·com·pen·sat·ed, sub·com·pen·sat·ing.
- un·com·pen·sat·ed, adjective
- un·com·pen·sat·ing, adjective
- well-com·pen·sat·ed, adjective
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How to use compensate in a sentence
Collins just isn’t able to draw a distinction between her and her party anymore, and the populous southern part of the state is simply too blue for the win she’ll probably secure up north to compensate.
Here’s who the power rankers think are going to win — everything | The Ranking Committee | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostI should be in control of how I want to be compensated and by who.
Mixtape Podcast: Proposition 22 and the labor divide | Henry Pickavet | October 22, 2020 | TechCrunchIn previous cases, the Supreme Court has been resistant to federal judges intervening in election decisions to compensate for the dangers and complications brought on by the pandemic.
Supreme Court grants Alabama’s request for ban on curbside voting | Robert Barnes | October 22, 2020 | Washington PostThese actions range from setting high standards for workplace and product safety to compensating employees fairly and factoring in environmental harm when making manufacturing decisions.
Why a very conservative Supreme Court will be bad for business | matthewheimer | October 13, 2020 | FortuneAlthough the state reopened voter registrations for seven hours to compensate for those missed during the crash, advocates say that wasn’t enough.
A crashed voter registration website is Floridians’ latest obstacle to the right to vote | Sara Morrison | October 9, 2020 | Vox
British Dictionary definitions for compensate
/ (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt) /
to make amends to (someone), esp for loss or injury
(tr) 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
(intr) to attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable
Origin of compensate
1Derived forms of compensate
- compensatory (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtərɪ, kəmˈpɛnsətərɪ, -trɪ) or compensative (ˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪtɪv, kəmˈpɛnsə-), adjective
- compensator, noun
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