Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for compensate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kom-puhn-seyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt



Definition of compensate

Origin :
  • 1640s, "to be equivalent;" 1650s, "to counterbalance, make up for," from Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare "to weigh one thing (against another)," thus, "to counterbalance," from com- "with" (see com-) + pensare, frequentative of pendere "to weigh" (see pendant). Meaning "to recompense, remunerate" is from 1814. Related: Compensated; compensating.
  • verb make restitution
  • verb offset, make up for
Example sentences :
  • A few details had to be adjusted to compensate for Kingozi's lack of eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • What can it give you to compensate for the misery of a union without love?
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Nothing can compensate for the loss of hope in a man: it entirely changes the character.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Could they compensate for one hour of life and love as humanity lived it?
  • Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
  • Thus did he compensate them with the view of preventing any race from becoming extinct.
  • Extract from : « Protagoras » by Plato
  • The rent has been reduced, but not enough to compensate the drop in the prices of produce.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • But when the three hounds arrived there was excitement enough to compensate for it.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
  • How shall we ever make Ireland compensate you for quitting so lovely a country!
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • I don't know what fortune and what wealth could compensate for a temperament like yours.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • It would inevitably, I fear, lead to bloodshed which could not compensate nor be compensated.
  • Extract from : « Susan B. Anthony » by Alma Lutz

Synonyms for compensate

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019