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recompense
To award compensation for; make a return for:
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  1. To award compensation for; make a return for:
  2. To repay (a person, etc.); reward; compensate
  3. To award compensation to:
remunerate
To compensate for; make payment for:
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  1. To compensate for; make payment for:
  2. To pay or compensate (a person) for (work or service done, loss incurred, etc.); reward; recompense
  3. To pay (a person) a suitable equivalent in return for goods provided, services rendered, or losses incurred; recompense.
requite
To get revenge on (another) for wrongdoing.
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  1. To get revenge on (another) for wrongdoing.
  2. (Now Rare) To give or do in return
  3. To return in kind; To repay; to recompense; to reward.
counterbalance
To oppose with an equal force; offset.
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  1. To oppose with an equal force; offset.
  2. (Figuratively) To match or equal in effect, but acting in opposition
  3. To be a counterbalance to; offset
neutralize
To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
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  1. To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
  2. (Chem.) To destroy the distinctive or active properties of
  3. To cause an acidic solution to become neutral by adding a base to it or to cause a basic solution to become neutral by adding an acid to it. Salt and water are usually formed in the process.
counterpoise
To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
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  1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
  2. To act against with equal power; to balance.
  3. Counterbalance
balance
To find any difference that may exist between the debit and credit sides of (an account); also, to equalize the debit and credit sides of (an account)
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  1. To find any difference that may exist between the debit and credit sides of (an account); also, to equalize the debit and credit sides of (an account)
  2. (Mathematics & Chemistry) To bring (an equation) into balance.
  3. (Dancing) To balance partners
counteract
To act directly against; check, neutralize, or undo the effect of with opposing action
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  1. To act directly against; check, neutralize, or undo the effect of with opposing action
  2. To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract good advice.
counterbalance
To be a counterbalance to; offset
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  1. To be a counterbalance to; offset
  2. To apply force in order to balance an opposite one.
  3. (Figuratively) To match or equal in effect, but acting in opposition
counterpoise
Counterbalance
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  1. Counterbalance
  2. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
  3. To act against with equal power; to balance.
countervail
To compensate for; offset.
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  1. To compensate for; offset.
  2. To counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against
  3. To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
offset
(Printing) To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.
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  1. (Printing) To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.
  2. To produce by offset printing.
  3. To balance, complement, counteract, compensate for, etc.
balance
To find any difference that may exist between the debit and credit sides of (an account); also, to equalize the debit and credit sides of (an account)
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  1. To find any difference that may exist between the debit and credit sides of (an account); also, to equalize the debit and credit sides of (an account)
  2. (Mathematics & Chemistry) To bring (an equation) into balance.
  3. To weigh in or as in a balance
counterbalance
To be a counterbalance to; offset
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  1. To be a counterbalance to; offset
  2. To apply force in order to balance an opposite one.
  3. (Figuratively) To match or equal in effect, but acting in opposition
counterpoise
Counterbalance
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  1. Counterbalance
  2. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
  3. To act against with equal power; to balance.
countervail
To counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against
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  1. To counteract; be successful, useful, etc. against; avail against
  2. To act against an often detrimental influence or power.
  3. To compensate for; offset.
neutralize
To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
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  1. To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
  2. (Slang) To remove as a threat, especially by killing.
  3. To cause an acidic solution to become neutral by adding a base to it or to cause a basic solution to become neutral by adding an acid to it. Salt and water are usually formed in the process.
offset
(Printing) To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.
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  1. (Printing) To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.
  2. To produce by offset printing.
  3. To balance, complement, counteract, compensate for, etc.
outweigh
To exceed in weight or mass.
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  1. To exceed in weight or mass.
  2. To be more important, valuable, etc. than
  3. To be more significant than; exceed in value or importance:
redeem
To turn in (trading stamps or coupons) for a prize, premium, discount, etc.
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  1. To turn in (trading stamps or coupons) for a prize, premium, discount, etc.
  2. To serve as compensation for; make up for:
  3. To turn in (coupons, for example) and receive something in exchange.
indemnify
To repay for what has been lost or damaged; compensate for a loss, etc.; reimburse
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  1. To repay for what has been lost or damaged; compensate for a loss, etc.; reimburse
  2. To protect against or keep free from loss, damage, etc.; insure
  3. To promise to make good another’s financial loss or liability resulting from a particular event or contingency. To promise to make good another’s financial loss or liability resulting from a particular event or contingency.
pay
To be profitable or worthwhile:
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  1. To be profitable or worthwhile:
  2. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation):
  3. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered:
recompense
To award compensation to:
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  1. To award compensation to:
  2. To award compensation for; make a return for:
  3. To repay (a person, etc.); reward; compensate
redress
To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
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  1. To redecorate a previously existing film set so that it can double for another set.
  2. To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.
  3. To set right; rectify or remedy, often by making compensation for (a wrong, grievance, etc.)
reimburse
To repay or compensate (a person) for expenses, damages, losses, etc.
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  1. To repay or compensate (a person) for expenses, damages, losses, etc.
  2. To pay back (money spent)
remunerate
To compensate for; make payment for:
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  1. To compensate for; make payment for:
  2. To pay or compensate (a person) for (work or service done, loss incurred, etc.); reward; recompense
  3. To pay (a person) a suitable equivalent in return for goods provided, services rendered, or losses incurred; recompense.
repay
To give back, either in return or in compensation:
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  1. To give back, either in return or in compensation:
  2. To pay back.
  3. To pay back:
requite
To get revenge on (another) for wrongdoing.
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  1. To get revenge on (another) for wrongdoing.
  2. To return in kind; To repay; to recompense; to reward.
  3. (Now Rare) To give or do in return
pay
To be profitable or worthwhile:
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  1. To be profitable or worthwhile:
  2. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation):
  3. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered:
recompense
To award compensation to:
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  1. To award compensation to:
  2. To award compensation for; make a return for:
  3. To repay (a person, etc.); reward; compensate
remunerate
To compensate for; make payment for:
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  1. To compensate for; make payment for:
  2. To pay or compensate (a person) for (work or service done, loss incurred, etc.); reward; recompense
  3. To pay (a person) a suitable equivalent in return for goods provided, services rendered, or losses incurred; recompense.
indemnify
To repay for what has been lost or damaged; compensate for a loss, etc.; reimburse
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  1. To repay for what has been lost or damaged; compensate for a loss, etc.; reimburse
  2. To protect against or keep free from loss, damage, etc.; insure
  3. To promise to make good another’s financial loss or liability resulting from a particular event or contingency. To promise to make good another’s financial loss or liability resulting from a particular event or contingency.
pay
To be profitable or worthwhile:
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  1. To be profitable or worthwhile:
  2. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation):
  3. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered:
recompense
To award compensation to:
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  1. To award compensation to:
  2. To award compensation for; make a return for:
  3. To repay (a person, etc.); reward; compensate
remunerate
To compensate for; make payment for:
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  1. To compensate for; make payment for:
  2. To pay or compensate (a person) for (work or service done, loss incurred, etc.); reward; recompense
  3. To pay (a person) a suitable equivalent in return for goods provided, services rendered, or losses incurred; recompense.
repay
To give back, either in return or in compensation:
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  1. To give back, either in return or in compensation:
  2. To pay back.
  3. To pay back:
requite
To get revenge on (another) for wrongdoing.
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  1. To get revenge on (another) for wrongdoing.
  2. To return in kind; To repay; to recompense; to reward.
  3. (Now Rare) To give or do in return
reward
To serve as a reward to or for
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  1. To serve as a reward to or for
  2. To give a reward to
Find another word for compensate. In this page you can discover 51 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for compensate, like: recompense, remunerate, requite, counterbalance, neutralize, counterpoise, make up for, pay, repay, offset and pay.

Sentence Examples

  • These advantages compensate for the greater first cost.

  • Water-power and petrol largely compensate for the lack of coal.

  • He might thus compensate for his numerical inferiority by superior mobility and superior leadership.

  • Certain privileges are conceded to the "B" division to compensate those in it for the loss of remission.

  • To compensate for the narrowness of its streets and its lack of fine promenades Sydney possesses a number of grand parks, surpassed in few other capitals.

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