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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
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
McMullin’s family has also filed a civil lawsuit against Chambers seeking $1 million in damages to compensate for the loss of their son, online court records show.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Two statewide programs showing promise in making college more affordable and accessible to students helped compensate for the fewer students that came from overseas.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Rockets are compensating without the 6-foot VanVleet by pivoting to an extremely tall starting lineup.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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No details on the scope of shape of the talks were forthcoming, but it is known Germany’s production sector has long been seeking an agreement with streamers that better compensates producers, writers, directors and other creatives in film and TV.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
McMullin’s family has also filed a civil lawsuit against Chambers seeking $1 million in damages to compensate for the loss of their son, online court records show.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Two statewide programs showing promise in making college more affordable and accessible to students helped compensate for the fewer students that came from overseas.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Rockets are compensating without the 6-foot VanVleet by pivoting to an extremely tall starting lineup.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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