compensate
compensate Lexical Profile
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• verb
To give someone money or another benefit in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred.
"The airline agreed to compensate passengers for the lengthy flight delay and lost luggage."
To reduce or counteract the bad effect of something by providing a balancing or offsetting factor (often followed by 'for').
"Her enthusiasm and willingness to learn more than compensate for her lack of formal experience."
To pay someone for work performed or services rendered.
"The company strives to compensate its employees fairly for their overtime hours."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from Latin compensatus, the past participle of compensare ('to weigh one thing against another'), formed from com- ('together') and pensare ('to weigh'), a frequentative of pendere ('to hang' or 'to weigh').