Definitions for compensate
ˈkɒm pənˌseɪtcom·pen·sate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even upverb

   adjust for

   "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

2. compensate, recompense, repair, indemnifyverb

   make amends for; pay compensation for

   "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"

3. cover, compensate, overcompensateverb

   make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

   "he is compensating for being a bad father"

4. right, compensate, redress, correctverb

   make reparations or amends for

   "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

5. pay, pay off, make up, compensateverb

   do or give something to somebody in return

   "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"

6. compensate, recompense, remunerateverb

   make payment to; compensate

   "My efforts were not remunerated"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. compensateverb

   To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

   It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.

2. compensateverb

   To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.

3. compensateverb

   To adjust or adapt to a change; often a negative, (harmful, or depriving) or undesired one.

4. Etymology: From compensatus, past participle of compensare, from com- + pensare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To COMPENSATEverb

   To recompense; to be equivalent to; to counterballance; to countervail; to make amends for.

   Etymology: compenso, Lat.

   The length of the night, and the dews thereof, do compensate the heat of the day. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 398.

   The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries. Matthew Prior.

   Nature to these, without profusion kind,
   The proper organs, proper pow’rs assign’d;
   Each seeming want compensated of course,
   Here with degrees of swiftness, there of force. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compensate

   Compensate means to provide something, often money, to make up for a loss, injury, or suffering. It can also mean to counterbalance or offset something such as a disadvantage or a defect.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Compensateverb

   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. Compensateverb

   to be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for

3. Compensateverb

   to make amends; to supply an equivalent; -- followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compensate

   kom′pen-sāt, or kom-pen′sāt, v.t. to reward suitably: to make amends for: to recompense: to counterbalance.—n. Compensā′tion, act of compensating: reward for service: amends for loss sustained: (phys.) the neutralisation of opposing forces.—adjs. Compen′sative, Compen′satory, giving compensation.—n. Com′pensātor, one who or that which compensates.—Compensation balance, pendulum, a balance-wheel or pendulum so constructed as to counteract the effect of the expansion and contraction of the metal under variation of temperature. [L. com, inten., and pensāre, freq. of pendĕre, to weigh.]

Matched Categories

1. • Pay

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'compensate' in Verbs Frequency: #888

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce compensate?

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How to say compensate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of compensate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of compensate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of compensate in a Sentence

1. Wolfe Research analyst Jared Shojaian:

   That means cruise lines may need to issue refunds or future cruise credits to compensate guests, which makes forecasting the earnings impact to 2019 even harder, and potentially more of a headwind.

2. Ola Benderius:

   If you know, for example, that the driver will pull the steering wheel 80 degrees to the left, you can pull a little more on the right side to compensate. You can compensate for the driver because the driver doesn’t really know how the wheels are aligned, but the system can measure them.

3. Mutiu Sunmonu:

   From the outset, we've accepted responsibility for the two deeply regrettable operational spills in Bodo, we've always wanted to compensate the community fairly and we are pleased to have reached agreement.

4. Mike Tildesley:

   You may see a skew in the age distribution of cases ; as you get higher levels of vaccination in the elderly, you're more likely to see younger people getting infected, i mean, it's not going to increase the number in that age group to compensate, but it may be that you see an increased proportion.

5. Nimrod Lemweli:

   What kind of evaluation are they going to carry out? If the houses were burned down and crops destroyed, how is it possible for them to fairly compensate us? I doubt it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compensate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Compensate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=compensate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compensate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=compensate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=compensate