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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
Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Even if not at their maximum crop yield, protein-rich beans, pumpkin flesh, and pumpkin seeds yield additional protein that compensates for the slightly diminished crop yields.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
Not only are there integration expenses from acquisitions, but the fund managers and partners at these firms are well-compensated.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Just as California could not seize a mineral estate for the public without compensating the owner, the state cannot avoid paying simply by regulating the mineral rights out of existence.
—Chris Kieser, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
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Now, Kalloway and other landowners along the trail who lost sections of their properties when the railroad was converted will be opted into a class action lawsuit to be compensated for their land.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Even if not at their maximum crop yield, protein-rich beans, pumpkin flesh, and pumpkin seeds yield additional protein that compensates for the slightly diminished crop yields.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
Not only are there integration expenses from acquisitions, but the fund managers and partners at these firms are well-compensated.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Just as California could not seize a mineral estate for the public without compensating the owner, the state cannot avoid paying simply by regulating the mineral rights out of existence.
—Chris Kieser, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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