compensativeadj.
/kəmˈpɛnsətɪv/ a. = compensatory adj.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > compensating
witherc1175
recompensable1454
compensatory1601
remunerating1608
compensant1624
compensative1633
upmakinga1699
compensating1710
compensational1824
redeeming1827
indemnificatory1875
1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter ii. 13 Pious frauds, compensative sins.
1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. ii. ix. 131 Compensative Honour..to remunerate integrity.
1820 W. Hazlitt Lect. Dramatic Lit. in R. G. Latham Dict. Eng. Lang. (1872) The compensative justice of the old Drama.
1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile in Poems I. 11 A compensative splendour.
1844 E. B. Barrett Drama of Exile in Poems I. 96 The heavenly life and compensative rest.
1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 3) ix. 96 Whether such an increase..in the money wages..be more than compensative for the general rise in prices.
b. as n. Compensation.
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1822–30 C. Lamb Let. to B. Barton in R. G. Latham Dict. Eng. Lang. (1872) This is the sorry compensative.
Derivatives
comˈpensativeness n.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Compensativeness,..Fitness or Readiness to make Amends, &c.
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