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1 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) compensar2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) compensar•- compensation* * *com.pen.sate[k'ɔmpənseit] vt+vi 1 compensar, recompensar, retribuir correspondentemente. 2 contrabalançar, equilibrar. 3 substituir. 4 estabilizar (moeda). 5 remunerar, pagar. 6 indenizar. -
2 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) compensar2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) compensar•- compensation -
3 redeem
[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) resgatar2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) redimir3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) redimir•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature* * *re.deem[rid'i:m] vt 1 remir, redimir, resgatar, libertar, salvar. 2 amortizar. 3 cumprir, desempenhar. 4 reparar, indenizar, compensar. 5 readquirir. -
4 redress
[rə'dres] 1. verb(to set right or compensate for: The company offered the man a large sum of money to redress the harm that their product had done to him.) compensar2. noun((money etc which is paid as) compensation for some wrong that has been done.) compensação* * *re.dress1[ridr'es] n 1 emenda, reforma, retificação. 2 reparação. 3 alívio, socorro. • vt 1 emendar, corrigir, retificar, restabelecer. 2 reparar, remediar. 3 aliviar, socorrer. to redress the balance restabelecer o equilíbrio. -
5 make good
1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.)2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) -
6 make good
1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.) ter sucesso2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) compensar -
7 redeem
[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) resgatar2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) resgatar3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) redimir•- Redeemer- redemption - past/beyond redemption - redeeming feature -
8 redress
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compensate — com‧pen‧sate [ˈkɒmpənseɪt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] verb [intransitive, transitive] 1. to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss, or damage: compensate somebody for something • He has promised to compensate farmers for the price cuts. 2. HUMAN … Financial and business terms
compensate — vb 1 Compensate, countervail, balance, offset, counterbalance, counterpoise are comparable when meaning to make up for or to undo the effects of. Compensate is by far the broadest of these terms both in mode of use and scope of application. It… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Compensate — Com pen*sate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compensated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compensating}.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compensate — com·pen·sate / käm pən ˌsāt, ˌpen / vt sat·ed, sat·ing: to make an appropriate and usu. counterbalancing payment to compensate the victims for their injuries adequately compensated for her work com·pen·sa·to·ry /kəm pen sə ˌtōr ē/ adj … Law dictionary
Compensate — Com pen*sate, v. i. To make amends; to supply an equivalent; followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compensate — [v1] make restitution atone, come down with*, commit, guerdon, indemnify, make good*, pay, pay up, plank out*, pony up*, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out*, take care of, tickle the… … New thesaurus
compensate — ► VERB 1) give (someone) something to reduce or balance the bad effect of loss, suffering, or injury. 2) (compensate for) make up for (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect. DERIVATIVES compensator noun compensatory… … English terms dictionary
compensate — [käm′pən sāt΄] vt. compensated, compensating [< L compensatus, pp. of compensare, to weigh one thing against another < com , with + pensare, freq. of pendere, to weigh: see PENDANT] 1. Now Rare to make up for; be a counterbalance to in… … English World dictionary
compensate — 1640s, from L. compensatus, pp. of compensare to weigh one thing (against another), thus, to counterbalance, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + pensare, frequentative of pendere to weigh (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) … Etymology dictionary
compensate — [[t]kɒ̱mpənseɪt[/t]] compensates, compensating, compensated 1) VERB To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things. [V n for n] The official… … English dictionary
compensate — v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to make up for ) to compensate for (I cannot compensate for my inferiority complex) 2) (D; tr.) ( to reimburse ) to compensate for (to compensate smb. for damages) * * * [ kɒmpənseɪt] (d; intr.) ( to make up for ) to compensate … Combinatory dictionary
