Compensate

Verb

 * 1) To pay someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
 * 2) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill.

Adverbs for Compensate
adequately; amply; partially; grudgingly; sufficiently; satisfactorily; financially; tolerably; pecuniary; ultimately; abundantly; solemnly; fully; barely; genially; nobly; voluntarily; loyally.

Derived terms
compensation; compensatory; recompense; recompensate

Related terms
compensable; compensably

Thesaurus
indemnify, integrate, interchange, invalidate, level, live down, logroll, make all square, make amends, make compensation, make good, make matters up, make reparation, make requital, make restitution, make retribution, make right, make up, make up for, negate, negative, neutralize, nullify, offset, outweigh, pay, pay back, pay by installments, pay damages, pay off, pay on, pay reparations, pay the forfeit, pay the penalty, permute, poise, prepay, propitiate, proportion, put right, put straight, put to rights, quit, reciprocate, recompense, recoup, rectify, redeem, redress, refund, reimburse, remedy, remit, remunerate, render, repair, repay, requite, respond, retaliate, return, return the compliment, reward, right, salary, satisfy, set off, set right, set straight, set to rights, set up, square, square it, square things, strike a balance, swap, switch, tender, trade, transpose

Etymology
< compensatus:, past participle of compensare: < com-: + pensare:.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: обезщетявам, компенсирам
 * Croatian: kompenzirati,, nadomjestiti
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: eine Kompensation zahlen
 * Hebrew: לתגמל (le'tagmel)


 * Hungarian: kárpótol,
 * Japanese: 補填する (hoten-suru)
 * Norwegian: kompensere
 * Romanian: compensa
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Croatian: kompenzirati,, nadomjestiti
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Hebrew: לפצות (le'fatzot)
 * Hungarian:, ellensúlyoz
 * Japanese: 補填する (hoten-suru)
 * Norwegian: kompensere
 * Scottish Gaelic:

Verb
compensate