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com|pen|sate — «KOM puhn sayt», verb, sat|ed, sat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make an equal return to; give an equivalent to: »The hunters compensated the farmer for killing his cow by paying him. SYNONYM(S): recompense. 2. to pay: » … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|com|pen|sate — «OH vuhr KOM puhn sayt», intransitive verb, sat|ed, sat|ing. 1. Psychology. to make up for a shortcoming in one s personality by overcompensation: »... the basic Oedipal situation of a son overcompensating by hero worshipping his father (Punch).… … Useful english dictionary
com´pen|sat´ing|ly — com|pen|sate «KOM puhn sayt», verb, sat|ed, sat|ing. –v.t. 1. to make an equal return to; give an equivalent to: »The hunters compensated the farmer for killing his cow by paying him. SYNONYM(S): recompense. 2. to pay: » … Useful english dictionary
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com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
sate — an·sate; apa·raph·y·sate; apoph·y·sate; au·tol·y·sate; bur·sate; com·pen·sate; con·den·sate; dif·fu·sate; en·sate; fos·sate; fu·sate; gen·ti·sate; glos·sate; hy·drol·y·sate; im·provi·sate; in·ten·sate; ly·sate; pa·raph·y·sate; pul·sate;… … English syllables
compensate — com•pen•sate [[t]ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt[/t]] v. sat•ed, sat•ing 1) to recompense for something; pay: Let me compensate you for your trouble[/ex] 2) to counterbalance; offset; make up for: He compensated his homeliness with personal charm[/ex] 3) mec to… … From formal English to slang
compensate — com·pen·sate käm pən .sāt, .pen vb, sat·ed; sat·ing vt to subject to or remedy by physiological compensation <compensated hypertensive patients> vi to undergo or engage in psychic or physiological compensation <his aggression was an… … Medical dictionary
compensate — com|pen|sate [ˈkɔmpənseıt US ˈka:m ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of compensare, from compendere; COMPENDIUM] 1.) [I] to replace or balance the effect of something bad ▪ Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has… … Dictionary of contemporary English
