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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Compenseverb

    To compensate; to countervail; to be equivalent to; to counterballance; to recompense.

    Etymology: compenso, Latin.

    It seemeth, the weight of the quicksilver doth not compense the weight of a stone, more than the weight of the aqua-fortis. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

    The joys of the two marriages were compensed with the mournings and funerals of prince Arthur. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Compenseverb

    to compensate

  2. Etymology: [F. compenser. See Compensate.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of compense in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of compense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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