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compensate - make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" |
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recompense,
remunerate |
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pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
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reimburse,
recoup pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"
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compensate - make amends for; pay compensation for; "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" |
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recompense,
repair,
indemnify |
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pay bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
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give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
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compensate - adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" |
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counterbalance,
correct |
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equilibrise,
equilibrize,
equilibrate,
balance bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
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carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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overcompensate,
compensate,
cover make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
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