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
- 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
- abrogate
- annul
- atone
- atone for
- balance
- better
- cancel out
- come down with
- commit
- counteract
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- fix
- guerdon
- improve
- indemnify
- invalidate
- make amends
- make good
- negate
- negative
- neutralize
- nullify
- outweigh
- pay
- pay up
- plank out
- pony up
- recompense
- recoup
- redress
- refund
- reimburse
- remunerate
- repair
- repay
- requite
- reward
- satisfy
- set off
- shell out
- take care of
- tickle the palm
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