COMPENSATE
\kˈɒmpənsˌe͡ɪt], \kˈɒmpənsˌeɪt], \k_ˈɒ_m_p_ə_n_s_ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of COMPENSATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
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make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
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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"
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adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
By Princeton University
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make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
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make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
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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"
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make up for, make good
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for.
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To make amends; to supply an equivalent; -- followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.
By Oddity Software
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To make a fit return for; to recompense; make amends for.
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To make amends.
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Compensatory.
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Compensator.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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