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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
Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Extensive use of drones also has helped Ukraine compensate for its troop shortages on the front line.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
The president claims that the debt projections are wrong, and that accelerated economic growth will compensate for the government’s loss of revenue.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
Despite some backsliding, the EU still holds to its goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, by cutting greenhouse gases and compensating for any remaining emissions.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
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According to State Elections Enforcement Commission staff, Joyce told state investigators that she was compensated during those 2024 elections for the sole purpose of soliciting absentee votes — which is a violation of state law.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Extensive use of drones also has helped Ukraine compensate for its troop shortages on the front line.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
The president claims that the debt projections are wrong, and that accelerated economic growth will compensate for the government’s loss of revenue.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025
Despite some backsliding, the EU still holds to its goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, by cutting greenhouse gases and compensating for any remaining emissions.
—arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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