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as in to reimburse
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree
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as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity
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Recent Examples of compensate
Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2025
The judge found that allowing the reservoir expansion to continue without redoing the permits would cause irreparable environmental damage that cannot be compensated for by monetary payments.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Those employees are Very Important People and must be compensated as such.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
However, these applicants must compensate with exceptional strength in other areas—particularly in demonstrating intellectual vitality through classroom performance, research projects, or independent intellectual pursuits.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Young had said for years that if Idaho Power received approval to overhaul its method of compensating homeowners for power produced by their rooftop solar panels, the company would try still to pay them less.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2025
The judge found that allowing the reservoir expansion to continue without redoing the permits would cause irreparable environmental damage that cannot be compensated for by monetary payments.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Those employees are Very Important People and must be compensated as such.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
However, these applicants must compensate with exceptional strength in other areas—particularly in demonstrating intellectual vitality through classroom performance, research projects, or independent intellectual pursuits.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compensate
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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