English

Detailed Synonyms for compensate in English

compensate:

to compensate verb (compensates, compensated, compensating)

  1. to compensate
    to reimburse; to restitute; to repay; to compensate; to buy off; indemnificate; to make good
    • reimburse verb (reimburses, reimbursed, reimbursing)
    • restitute verb (restitutes, restituted, restituting)
    • repay verb (repays, repaid, repaying)
    • compensate verb (compensates, compensated, compensating)
    • buy off verb (buys off, bought off, buying off)
    • make good verb (makes good, made good, making good)
  2. to compensate
    to reimburse; to compensate; indemnify; to repay; buy them out
  3. to compensate
    – make payment to; compensate 1
    to compensate; remunerate; to recompense
    – make payment to; compensate 1
    • compensate verb (compensates, compensated, compensating)
    • remunerate verb
      • My efforts were not remunerated1
    • recompense verb (recompenses, recompensed, recompensing)
  4. to compensate
    – make amends for; pay compensation for 1
    to repair; indemnify; to compensate; to recompense
    – make amends for; pay compensation for 1
    • repair verb (repairs, repaired, repairing)
      • One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich1
    • indemnify verb
    • compensate verb (compensates, compensated, compensating)
      • She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident1
    • recompense verb (recompenses, recompensed, recompensing)
  5. to compensate
    – do or give something to somebody in return 1
    to pay; to make up; to pay off; to compensate
    – do or give something to somebody in return 1
    • pay verb (pays, paid, paying)
      • Does she pay you for the work you are doing?1
    • make up verb (makes up, made up, making up)
    • pay off verb (pays off, paid off, paying off)
    • compensate verb (compensates, compensated, compensating)
  6. to compensate
    – make reparations or amends for 1
    right; to correct; to compensate; to redress
    – make reparations or amends for 1
    • right verb
      • right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust1
    • correct verb (corrects, corrected, correcting)
    • compensate verb (compensates, compensated, compensating)
    • redress verb (redresses, redressed, redressing)
  7. to compensate
    – adjust for 1
    to correct; to make up; to compensate; to counterbalance; even up; even off; even out
    – adjust for 1
    • correct verb (corrects, corrected, correcting)
      • engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance1
    • make up verb (makes up, made up, making up)
    • compensate verb (compensates, compensated, compensating)
    • counterbalance verb (counterbalances, counterbalanced, counterbalancing)
    • even up verb
    • even off verb
    • even out verb
  8. to compensate
    – make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities 1
    to cover; to compensate; overcompensate
    – make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities 1
    • cover verb (covers, covered, covering)
    • compensate verb (compensates, compensated, compensating)
      • he is compensating for being a bad father1

Conjugations for compensate:

present
  1. compensate
  2. compensate
  3. compensates
  4. compensate
  5. compensate
  6. compensate
simple past
  1. compensated
  2. compensated
  3. compensated
  4. compensated
  5. compensated
  6. compensated
present perfect
  1. have compensated
  2. have compensated
  3. has compensated
  4. have compensated
  5. have compensated
  6. have compensated
past continuous
  1. was compensating
  2. were compensating
  3. was compensating
  4. were compensating
  5. were compensating
  6. were compensating
future
  1. shall compensate
  2. will compensate
  3. will compensate
  4. shall compensate
  5. will compensate
  6. will compensate
continuous present
  1. am compensating
  2. are compensating
  3. is compensating
  4. are compensating
  5. are compensating
  6. are compensating
subjunctive
  1. be compensated
  2. be compensated
  3. be compensated
  4. be compensated
  5. be compensated
  6. be compensated
diverse
  1. compensate!
  2. let's compensate!
  3. compensated
  4. compensating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "compensate":

  1. make payment to; compensate1
  2. make amends for; pay compensation for1
    • She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident1
  3. do or give something to somebody in return1
  4. make reparations or amends for1
  5. adjust for1
  6. make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities1
    • he is compensating for being a bad father1

Related Synonyms for compensate