compensate
verb /ˈkɒmpenseɪt/
/ˈkɑːmpenseɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they compensate | /ˈkɒmpenseɪt/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪt/ |
| he / she / it compensates | /ˈkɒmpenseɪts/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪts/ |
| past simple compensated | /ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪd/ |
| past participle compensated | /ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form compensating | /ˈkɒmpenseɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːmpenseɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] compensate (for something) to provide something good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc. synonym make up for
- Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.
Extra Examples- His voice doesn't have much range but he compensates with clever lyrics.
- The advantages of the plan more than compensate for the risks associated with it.
- Her rather odd looks were more than compensated for by her brilliant smile and irresistible personality.
- She was so ashamed of her treatment of him that she felt she should compensate him in some way.
- State-of-the-art appliances may be expensive, but to compensate they will be more energy-efficient and last longer.
- You should be able to eat more on this diet without having to compensate by going hungry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- amply
- fully
- more than
- …
- for
- with
- [intransitive] compensate (for something) to act in order to balance or correct something wrong or not normal synonym make up for
- In the second experiment, the temperature was raised to compensate for this bias.
- [transitive] compensate somebody (for something) to pay somebody money because they have suffered some damage, loss, injury, etc.
- Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.
Extra Examples- The rail company offered to compensate passengers for any inconvenience caused.
- a fund to compensate victims of abuse
- The company will compensate you for the losses you have suffered.
- People whose health has suffered will be compensated in full.
- I expect to be compensated financially.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- adequately
- fairly
- properly
- …
- for
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘counterbalance’): from Latin compensat- ‘weighed against’, from the verb compensare, from com- ‘together’ + pensare (frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’).