COMPENSATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make payment to
   • compensate
   Synonym(s)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • remunerate (what does remunerate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • My efforts were not remunerated
   Hypernyms(s) compensate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pay (what does pay mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • recoup (what does recoup mean?)
   • reimburse (what does reimburse mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wage (what does wage mean?)
   • pay (what does pay mean?)
   • earnings (what does earnings mean?)
   • remuneration (what does remuneration mean?)
   • salary (what does salary mean?)
   • remuneration (what does remuneration mean?)
   • payer (what does payer mean?)
   • remunerator (what does remunerator mean?)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make amends for
   • pay compensation for
   Synonym(s)
   • indemnify (what does indemnify mean?)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • repair (what does repair mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) compensate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pay (what does pay mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • give (what does give mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • damages (what does damages mean?)
   • amends (what does amends mean?)
   • indemnity (what does indemnity mean?)
   • indemnification (what does indemnification mean?)
   • restitution (what does restitution mean?)
   • redress (what does redress mean?)
   • indemnification (what does indemnification mean?)
   • damages (what does damages mean?)
   • amends (what does amends mean?)
   • indemnity (what does indemnity mean?)
   • indemnification (what does indemnification mean?)
   • restitution (what does restitution mean?)
   • redress (what does redress mean?)
   • reparation (what does reparation mean?)
   • reparation (what does reparation mean?)
   • amends (what does amends mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • do or give something to somebody in return
   Synonym(s)
   • make up (what does make up mean?)
   • pay (what does pay mean?)
   • pay off (what does pay off mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
   Hypernyms(s) compensate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
   See Also
   • pay back (what does pay back mean?)
   • pay off (what does pay off mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • pay back (what does pay back mean?)
   • pay off (what does pay off mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
   • wage (what does wage mean?)
   • pay (what does pay mean?)
   • earnings (what does earnings mean?)
   • remuneration (what does remuneration mean?)
   • salary (what does salary mean?)
   • payee (what does payee mean?)
   • payer (what does payer mean?)
   • remunerator (what does remunerator mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make reparations or amends for
   Synonym(s)
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   • redress (what does redress mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
   Hypernyms(s) compensate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • over-correct (what does over-correct mean?)
   • overcompensate (what does overcompensate mean?)
   • expiate (what does expiate mean?)
   • aby (what does aby mean?)
   • abye (what does abye mean?)
   • atone (what does atone mean?)
   See Also
   • compensate (what does compensate mean?)
   • counterbalance (what does counterbalance mean?)
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   • even out (what does even out mean?)
   • even off (what does even off mean?)
   • even up (what does even up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • redress (what does redress mean?)
   • remedy (what does remedy mean?)
   • remediation (what does remediation mean?)
   • damages (what does damages mean?)
   • amends (what does amends mean?)
   • indemnity (what does indemnity mean?)
   • indemnification (what does indemnification mean?)
   • restitution (what does restitution mean?)
   • redress (what does redress mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
   • right (what does right mean?)
5. Meaning
   • adjust or make up for
   Synonym(s)
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   • counterbalance (what does counterbalance mean?)
   • even off (what does even off mean?)
   • even out (what does even out mean?)
   • even up (what does even up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
   Hypernyms(s) compensate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • balance (what does balance mean?)
   • equilibrate (what does equilibrate mean?)
   • equilibrize (what does equilibrize mean?)
   • equilibrise (what does equilibrise mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • compensate (what does compensate mean?)
   • overcompensate (what does overcompensate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • counterbalance (what does counterbalance mean?)
   • offset (what does offset mean?)
   • counterweight (what does counterweight mean?)
   • counterbalance (what does counterbalance mean?)
   • counterpoise (what does counterpoise mean?)
   • balance (what does balance mean?)
   • equalizer (what does equalizer mean?)
   • equaliser (what does equaliser mean?)
   • recompense (what does recompense mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)
6. Meaning
   • make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
   Synonym(s)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • overcompensate (what does overcompensate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he is compensating for being a bad father
   Hypernyms(s) compensate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • compensate (what does compensate mean?)
   • counterbalance (what does counterbalance mean?)
   • correct (what does correct mean?)
   • even out (what does even out mean?)
   • even off (what does even off mean?)
   • even up (what does even up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • overcompensation (what does overcompensation mean?)
   • compensation (what does compensation mean?)