Compensate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Compensate is a verb meaning To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
Meaning
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
More Meanings
- To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
- To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
- (ambitransitive) 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.
Example Sentences
To compensate for his broken leg, Gary uses crutches.
It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.
His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality.
, Preface The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries.
Word Forms
- compensates
- compensating
- compensated
- compensatest
- compensatedst
- compensateth
Synonyms for compensate
Depending on context, synonyms include guerdon, reimburse, atone, offset, acclimatize, acclimate.
Antonyms for compensate
Common opposites include wrong.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include recompense, remunerate, pay off, pay, redress, indemnify.
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