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compensate

/ compensate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"My efforts were not remunerated"
Type of:
pay
Kinds of:
recoup reimburse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
pay
Kinds of:
give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
adjust or make up for
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
Opposites:
wrong
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
"he is compensating for being a bad father"
Verb group:
cover insure underwrite
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
Type of:
settle
See also:
pay back pay off get fix
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
63
Times Searched
2
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