Compensate



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• v. 补偿, 赔偿
• ［英］ v. 补偿, 赔偿 ( to make equivalent return to; recompense)
• ［记］ com+pens ( 挂, 花费) +ate -> 全部给予花费 -> 赔偿;
• ［同］ 同根词: expense ( 支出) ; dispense ( 分发, 分配) 派生词: compensation ( n. 补偿, 报偿)

Webster Collegiate

verb (-sated; -sating)

• Etymology: Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare, frequentative of compendere
• Date: 1646
• transitive verb
  • 1. to be equivalent to ; counterbalance
  • 2. to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment to <compensate the victims for their loss
  • 3.
    • a. to provide with means of counteracting variation
    • b. to neutralize the effect of (variations)
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to supply an equivalent — used with for
  • 2. to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect <his enthusiasm compensates for his lack of skill
  • 3. to undergo or engage in psychological or physiological compensation
• Synonyms: see pay
• ? compensative adjective
• ? compensator noun
• ? compensatory adjective

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