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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
Moná Thomas, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Creators are vetted, regulated, and compensated through royalties when others follow their portfolios—aligning incentives toward consistent performance rather than one-off meme stocks.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
The Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines was formed in 1986 as part of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which aimed to compensate the small number of children who had adverse reactions to vaccines and address growing threats of litigation over vaccine injuries.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Developers need to build AI systems that can recognize and compensate for their own biases.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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McDonald's has also reportedly agreed to offer U.S. franchisees financial support to compensate for the upcoming price drops, per the outlet.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Creators are vetted, regulated, and compensated through royalties when others follow their portfolios—aligning incentives toward consistent performance rather than one-off meme stocks.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
The Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines was formed in 1986 as part of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which aimed to compensate the small number of children who had adverse reactions to vaccines and address growing threats of litigation over vaccine injuries.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Developers need to build AI systems that can recognize and compensate for their own biases.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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