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compensatory Definition


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compensate
verb compensated, compensating
    1. To make amends to someone for loss, injury or wrong, especially by a suitable payment.
      Thesaurus: reimburse, pay, remunerate, requite, indemnify.
    intr
    2. To make up for (a disadvantage, loss, imbalance, etc).
      Thesaurus: offset, counterbalance, cancel, countervail, neutralize.
      Form: compensate for something (often)
Derivative: compensatory
adj
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin compensare, compensatum to counterbalance.



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