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compensative
Variant of compensate
transitive verb compensated, compensating
- Now Rare to make up for; be a counterbalance to in weight, force, etc.
- to make equivalent or suitable return to; recompense; pay: to compensate an owner for land taken by a city
- Mech. to counteract or make allowance for (a variation)
intransitive verb
- to make or serve as compensation or amends (for)
- Psychol. to engage in compensation
Related Forms:
- compensative adjective
- compensatory adjective
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