"compensate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɒm.pɛn.seɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑm.pənˌseɪt/ [General-American], /ˈkɔm.penˌsæɪt/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-compensate.ogg [US] Forms: compensates [present, singular, third-person], compensating [participle, present], compensated [participle, past], compensated [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], compensate [infinitive]
Rhymes: -eɪt, -æɪt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare (“to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good, later also shorten, spare”), from com- (“together”) + pensare (“to weight”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|compensatus}} Latin compensatus, {{m|la|compensare||to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good, later also shorten, spare}} compensare (“to weight together one thing against another, balance, make good, later also shorten, spare”), {{m|la|com-||together}} com- (“together”), {{m|la|pensare||to weight}} pensare (“to weight”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} compensate (third-person singular simple present compensates, present participle compensating, simple past and past participle compensated) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1|stem=compensat}}
  1. To do (something good) after (something bad) happens Translations (to do (something good) after (something bad) happens): bøta aftur (Faroese), gera gott aftur (Faroese), kompensieren (German), ausgleichen (German), wiedergutmachen (German), kompenzál (Hungarian), compensare (Italian), compensō (Latin), kompensować [imperfective] (Polish), skompensować [perfective] (Polish), równoważyć [imperfective] (Polish), zrównoważyć [perfective] (Polish), wyrównywać [imperfective] (Polish), wyrównać [perfective] (Polish), компенси́ровать (kompensírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), возмеща́ть (vozmeščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), возмести́ть (vozmestítʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-compensate-en-verb-1j9srCdH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 30 34 2 Disambiguation of 'to do (something good) after (something bad) happens': 85 7 7 1
  2. To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration. Synonyms (to pay): guerdon Translations (to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration): qarşılamaq (Azerbaijani), обезщетявам (obezštetjavam) (Bulgarian), компенсирам (kompensiram) (Bulgarian), compensar (Catalan), 报酬 (bàochóu) (Chinese Mandarin), hyvittää (Finnish), korvata (Finnish), eine Kompensation zahlen (German), vergüten (German), entgelten (German), לתגמל (le'tagmel) (Hebrew), kárpótol (Hungarian), kártalanít (Hungarian), compensare (Italian), 補填する (hoten suru) (Japanese), tueor (Latin), kompensere (Norwegian), rekompensować [imperfective] (Polish), zrekompensować [perfective] (Polish), compensar (Portuguese), recompensar (Portuguese), pagar (Portuguese), compensa (Romanian), заплатить (zaplatitʹ) (Russian), расплачиваться (rasplačivatʹsja) (Russian), dìol (Scottish Gaelic), kompenzírati (Serbo-Croatian), nadòknaditi (Serbo-Croatian), nadòmjestiti (Serbo-Croatian), zararını karşılamak (indemnify) (Turkish), hakkını vermek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-compensate-en-verb-ZOdqdHf0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 30 34 2 Disambiguation of 'to pay': 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration': 5 88 6 1
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms (to make up for): atone Translations (to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium): балансирам (balansiram) (Bulgarian), compensar (Catalan), viga upp ímóti (Faroese), ausgleichen (German), aufwiegen (German), kiegyensúlyoz (Hungarian), kiegyenlít (Hungarian), kompenzál (Hungarian), ellensúlyoz (Hungarian), ellentételez (Hungarian), bilanciare (Italian), compensō (Latin), скомпенси́ровать (skompensírovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), сбалансировать (sbalansirovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), уравновешивать (uravnovešivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian) Translations (to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill): компенсирам (kompensiram) (Bulgarian), compensar (Catalan), 弥补 (míbǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), compenseren (Dutch), goedmaken (Dutch), viga upp ímóti (Faroese), útjavna (Faroese), kompensoida (Finnish), compenser (French), kompensieren (German), ausgleichen (German), wettmachen (German), ausbügeln (German), לפצות (le'fatzot) (Hebrew), kompenzál (Hungarian), ellensúlyoz (Hungarian), pótol (Hungarian), 補填する (hoten suru) (Japanese), compensō (Latin), kompensere (Norwegian), compensar (Portuguese), recompensar (Portuguese), компенси́ровать (kompensírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), возмеща́ть (vozmeščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), возмести́ть (vozmestítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), dìol (Scottish Gaelic), kompenzírati (Serbo-Croatian), nadòknaditi (Serbo-Croatian), nadòmjestiti (Serbo-Croatian), telafi etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-compensate-en-verb-s0UQXLLU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 30 34 2 Disambiguation of 'to make up for': 1 1 97 1 Disambiguation of 'to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium': 8 7 80 5 Disambiguation of 'to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill': 4 4 90 1
  4. To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation. Synonyms (to adjust to a change): acclimatize Translations (to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation): ausgleichen (German), etwas dagegensetzen (German), kompenzál (Hungarian), utánaszabályoz (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-compensate-en-verb-MglDWUln Disambiguation of 'to adjust to a change': 2 2 4 92 Disambiguation of 'to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation': 1 1 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: atone, offset, reimburse Derived forms: overcompensate, recompensate, undercompensate Related terms: compensation, compensatory, compensable, compensably, recompense

Inflected forms

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          "word": "bøta aftur"
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          "word": "kompensieren"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
          "word": "wiedergutmachen"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "word": "compensare"
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
          "word": "compensō"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kompensować"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
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          "word": "równoważyć"
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          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
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          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
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          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
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          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
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          "word": "компенси́ровать"
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          "roman": "vozmeščátʹ",
          "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
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          "roman": "vozmestítʹ",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it."
        }
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0",
          "sense": "to pay",
          "word": "guerdon"
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          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "qarşılamaq"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obezštetjavam",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "обезщетявам"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kompensiram",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "компенсирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "compensar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bàochóu",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "报酬"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "hyvittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "korvata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "eine Kompensation zahlen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "vergüten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "entgelten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "le'tagmel",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "לתגמל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "kárpótol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "kártalanít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "compensare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hoten suru",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "補填する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "tueor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "kompensere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "rekompensować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zrekompensować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "compensar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "recompensar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "pagar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "compensa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaplatitʹ",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "заплатить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasplačivatʹsja",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "расплачиваться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "dìol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "kompenzírati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "nadòknaditi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "nadòmjestiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "zararını karşılamak (indemnify)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 88 6 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
          "word": "hakkını vermek"
        }
      ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality."
        },
        {
          "text": "To compensate me for his tree landing on my shed, my neighbor paved my driveway."
        },
        {
          "text": ", Preface\nThe pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries."
        }
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          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "balansiram",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "балансирам"
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          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "compensar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "viga upp ímóti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "ausgleichen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "aufwiegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "kiegyensúlyoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "kiegyenlít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "kompenzál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "ellensúlyoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "ellentételez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "bilanciare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "word": "compensō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "skompensírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "скомпенси́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sbalansirovatʹ",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "сбалансировать"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 80 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uravnovešivatʹ",
          "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "уравновешивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "kompensiram",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "компенсирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "compensar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "míbǔ",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "弥补"
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          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "compenseren"
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          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "goedmaken"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "viga upp ímóti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "útjavna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "kompensoida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "compenser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "kompensieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "ausgleichen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "wettmachen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "ausbügeln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "le'fatzot",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "לפצות"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "kompenzál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "ellensúlyoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "pótol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hoten suru",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "補填する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "compensō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "kompensere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "compensar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "recompensar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kompensírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "компенси́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vozmeščátʹ",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "возмеща́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vozmestítʹ",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "возмести́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "dìol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "kompenzírati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "nadòknaditi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "nadòmjestiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 90 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
          "word": "telafi etmek"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "I don't like driving that old car because it always steers a little to the left so I'm forever compensating for that when I drive it. Trust me, it gets annoying real fast."
        },
        {
          "text": "To compensate for his broken leg, Gary uses crutches."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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          "_dis1": "1 1 2 96",
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          "sense": "to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation",
          "word": "ausgleichen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation",
          "word": "etwas dagegensetzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 96",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation",
          "word": "kompenzál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 96",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation",
          "word": "utánaszabályoz"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɒm.pɛn.seɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɑm.pənˌseɪt/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔm.penˌsæɪt/",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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    "Rhymes:English/æɪt"
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      "word": "overcompensate"
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    {
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      "name": "bor"
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      "name": "m"
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      "form": "compensated",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
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    {
      "word": "compensatory"
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    {
      "word": "compensable"
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    {
      "word": "compensably"
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To do (something good) after (something bad) happens"
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          "do"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it."
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      "glosses": [
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          "text": "His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality."
        },
        {
          "text": "To compensate me for his tree landing on my shed, my neighbor paved my driveway."
        },
        {
          "text": ", Preface\nThe pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transitive",
          "transitive"
        ],
        [
          "intransitive",
          "intransitive"
        ],
        [
          "make up",
          "make up"
        ],
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ],
        [
          "satisfy",
          "satisfy"
        ],
        [
          "literally",
          "literal"
        ],
        [
          "metaphorically",
          "metaphor"
        ],
        [
          "balance",
          "balance"
        ],
        [
          "equalize",
          "equalize"
        ],
        [
          "even",
          "even"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't like driving that old car because it always steers a little to the left so I'm forever compensating for that when I drive it. Trust me, it gets annoying real fast."
        },
        {
          "text": "To compensate for his broken leg, Gary uses crutches."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adjust",
          "adjust"
        ],
        [
          "adapt",
          "adapt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɒm.pɛn.seɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑm.pənˌseɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔm.penˌsæɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪt"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æɪt"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-compensate.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/44/En-us-compensate.ogg/En-us-compensate.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/En-us-compensate.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to pay",
      "word": "guerdon"
    },
    {
      "word": "reimburse"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to make up for",
      "word": "atone"
    },
    {
      "word": "offset"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to adjust to a change",
      "word": "acclimatize"
    },
    {
      "word": "acclimate"
    },
    {
      "word": "accommodate"
    },
    {
      "word": "accustom"
    },
    {
      "word": "adapt"
    },
    {
      "word": "equate"
    },
    {
      "word": "redeem"
    },
    {
      "word": "accord"
    },
    {
      "word": "reconcile"
    },
    {
      "word": "harmonize"
    },
    {
      "word": "atone"
    },
    {
      "word": "indemnify"
    },
    {
      "word": "requite"
    },
    {
      "word": "rectify"
    },
    {
      "word": "level"
    },
    {
      "word": "resolve"
    },
    {
      "word": "square"
    },
    {
      "word": "amend"
    },
    {
      "word": "expiate"
    },
    {
      "word": "redress"
    },
    {
      "word": "remedy"
    },
    {
      "word": "remunerate"
    },
    {
      "word": "appease"
    },
    {
      "word": "restitute and restitution"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
      "word": "compensate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "compense"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "dispense"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
      "word": "make good"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
      "word": "make up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
      "word": "recompense"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:compensate",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "restore"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "word": "bøta aftur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "word": "gera gott aftur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "word": "kompensieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "word": "ausgleichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "word": "wiedergutmachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "word": "kompenzál"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "word": "compensare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "word": "compensō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "kompensować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "skompensować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "równoważyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zrównoważyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyrównywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyrównać"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kompensírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "компенси́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozmeščátʹ",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "возмеща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozmestítʹ",
      "sense": "to do (something good) after (something bad) happens",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "возмести́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "balansiram",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "балансирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "compensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "viga upp ímóti"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "ausgleichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "aufwiegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "kiegyensúlyoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "kiegyenlít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "kompenzál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "ellensúlyoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "ellentételez"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "bilanciare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "word": "compensō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skompensírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "скомпенси́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sbalansirovatʹ",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сбалансировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uravnovešivatʹ",
      "sense": "to balance the scales, to equalize, to reach equilibrium",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уравновешивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "qarşılamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obezštetjavam",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "обезщетявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kompensiram",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "компенсирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "compensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàochóu",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "报酬"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "hyvittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "korvata"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "eine Kompensation zahlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "vergüten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "entgelten"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "le'tagmel",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "לתגמל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "kárpótol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "kártalanít"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "compensare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hoten suru",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "補填する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "tueor"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "kompensere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rekompensować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zrekompensować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "compensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "recompensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "pagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "compensa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaplatitʹ",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "заплатить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasplačivatʹsja",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "расплачиваться"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "dìol"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "kompenzírati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "nadòknaditi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "nadòmjestiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "zararını karşılamak (indemnify)"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration",
      "word": "hakkını vermek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kompensiram",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "компенсирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "compensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "míbǔ",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "弥补"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "compenseren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "goedmaken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "viga upp ímóti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "útjavna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "kompensoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "compenser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "kompensieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "ausgleichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "wettmachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "ausbügeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "le'fatzot",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "לפצות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "kompenzál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "ellensúlyoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "pótol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hoten suru",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "補填する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "compensō"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "kompensere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "compensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "recompensar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kompensírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "компенси́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozmeščátʹ",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "возмеща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vozmestítʹ",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "возмести́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "dìol"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "kompenzírati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "nadòknaditi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "nadòmjestiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct or fill",
      "word": "telafi etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation",
      "word": "ausgleichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation",
      "word": "etwas dagegensetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation",
      "word": "kompenzál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation",
      "word": "utánaszabályoz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "compensate"
}

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