compensate
21compensate — com•pen•sate [[t]ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt[/t]] v. sat•ed, sat•ing 1) to recompense for something; pay: Let me compensate you for your trouble[/ex] 2) to counterbalance; offset; make up for: He compensated his homeliness with personal charm[/ex] 3) mec to… …
22compensate — verb ( sated; sating) Etymology: Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare, frequentative of compendere Date: 1646 transitive verb 1. to be equivalent to ; counterbalance 2. to make an …
23compensate — com·pen·sate käm pən .sāt, .pen vb, sat·ed; sat·ing vt to subject to or remedy by physiological compensation <compensated hypertensive patients> vi to undergo or engage in psychic or physiological compensation <his aggression was an… …
24compensate — verb 1》 give (someone) something in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred. 2》 (compensate for) reduce or counteract (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect. Derivatives compensative adjective compensator noun… …
25compensate — verb 1) we agreed to compensate him for his loss Syn: recompense, repay, pay back, reimburse, remunerate, indemnify 2) his flair compensated for his faults Syn: balance (out), counterbalance, counteract, offset …
26compensate — v. 1 tr. (often foll. by for) recompense (a person) (compensated him for his loss). 2 intr. (usu. foll. by for a thing, to a person) make amends (compensated for the insult; will compensate to her in full). 3 tr. counterbalance. 4 tr. Mech.… …
27compensate for — index cover (provide for) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
28compensate for injury — index indemnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
29compensate for loss — index indemnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30compensate for loss sustained — index indemnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …