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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.) bæta, greiða bætur2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) bæta upp•- compensation -
2 make good
1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.) komast áfram, takast2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) bæta upp
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repay for a loss — index compensate (remunerate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reward for a loss — index compensate (remunerate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compensate — com|pen|sate [ˈkɔmpənseıt US ˈka:m ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of compensare, from compendere; COMPENDIUM] 1.) [I] to replace or balance the effect of something bad ▪ Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has… … Dictionary of contemporary English
compensate — verb 1) you must compensate for what you did Syn: make amends, make up, make reparation, recompense, atone, requite, pay; expiate, make good, rectify 2) we agreed to compensate him for his loss Syn: recompense … Thesaurus of popular words
compensate — 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 … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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
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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 — [[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 — verb 1 (I) to replace or balance something good that has been lost or is lacking, by providing or doing something equally good: Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has to work harder to compensate. (+ for): Her intelligence more than… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English