Complete Definition of "compensate"

English

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/�k�mp�nseɪt/
(US) SAMPA|/"kAmp@nseIt/
audio|en-us-compensate.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|compensat|ing

  1. To pay someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

#:It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.

  1. To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill.

#:He tries to use a loud voice to compensate for a lack of personality.

Derived terms
recompense
recompensate
compensation

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Derived terms)
trans-top|To pay someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration
Finnish: hyvittää, korvata
German: eine Kompensation zahlen
Hebrew: �ת��� (le'tagmel)
trans-mid
Japanese: �填�� (hoten-suru)
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trans-top|To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill
Finnish: kompensoida
German: kompensieren
Hebrew: �פצ�ת (le'fatzot)
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Japanese: �填�� (hoten-suru)
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ttbc|French: compinscate
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ttbc|Portuguese: compensar


Italian

Verb
compensate

  1. form of|second-person|Second-person plural present tense|compensare#Italian|compensare|lang=Italian
  2. form of|Second-person plural imperative|compensare#Italian|compensare|lang=Italian
  3. form of|feminine|Feminine plural|compensato

Category:Italian verb forms
Category:Italian past participle forms

ar:compensate
zh-min-nan:compensate
fr:compensate
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it:compensate
fi:compensate
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