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as in reimburses
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree
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as in pays
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
compensate them well for their efforts
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Recent Examples of compensates
Or that players need to change their approach to off-season training to account for the quick lateral movements that can lead to acute injuries, or that team trainers need to be more prophylactic and smarter about understanding the way the body compensates for instabilities.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
If her musical moments are too few, her presence compensates for the imbalance.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 19 Nov. 2025
No details on the scope of shape of the talks were forthcoming, but it is known Germany’s production sector has long been seeking an agreement with streamers that better compensates producers, writers, directors and other creatives in film and TV.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Even if not at their maximum crop yield, protein-rich beans, pumpkin flesh, and pumpkin seeds yield additional protein that compensates for the slightly diminished crop yields.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
A little over half of that burden will hit farmers directly in the form of falling retail prices, SBI said, unless the government compensates for the loss.
—Sriram Iyer, Executive Editor, Cnbc-Tv18, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
Stacking software takes a series of images of the sky, compensates for the motion of the stars, and combines the images to simulate long exposures without blurring.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensates
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For example, Medicare reimburses $1,375 for a colonoscopy performed in a hospital outpatient department — and $862 for one performed in an independent ambulatory surgery center.—
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If the developer comes through in purchasing this particular 34-acre site and luring Costco, this could commit the city to a 50-year deal that reimburses the store a percentage of the sales tax.—
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That is why the top area of the volcano is restricted, though not everyone pays heed.—
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Meta pays the full costs for the energy used by its data centers so that consumers do not bear these expenses, and the company supports the broader grid through these energy agreements.—
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Jeep satisfies your typical consumer who is looking for a usable SUV with a decent price point.—
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Readers looking for a fresh experience in the new year are likely to find at least something that satisfies their cravings.—
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The city repays the bondholders over time, plus interest, using property taxes.—
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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images What To Know The program repays up to $20,000 in student loan debt over four years, according to HESAA.—
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“Compensates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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