compensate

com-pen-sate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To give money or something else to make up for loss, injury, or suffering.

  2. 2.

    To counterbalance or make up for a deficiency.

  3. 3.

    To adjust or offset something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    compensate for — to make up for
  • •
    compensate someone for something — to pay for damages

Related words

Antonyms: deprive, penalize
See also: compensation, offset, reimburse
Synonyms: counterbalance, offset, reimburse, repay

Etymology

From Latin "compensare" meaning to weigh together, counterbalance, from "com-" (together) and "pensare" (to weigh).