"compensate" meaning in Inglese

See compensate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/ Audio: En-us-compensate.ogg
  1. ricompensare, ripagare, pagare
    Sense id: it-compensate-en-verb-ZaCUMSiC
  2. compensare, bilanciare, equilibrare
    Sense id: it-compensate-en-verb-TT64pNcG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: (ripagare) to repay, to pay, to reimburse, (compensare, bilanciare) to, make up, to, correct, to, equalize Derived forms: compensation, compensatory, recompense, recompensate
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