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compensates

compensates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of compensate.

Meaning of compensate

Verb

compensate (third-person singular simple present compensates, present participle compensating, simple past and past participle compensated)

  1. To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
  2. To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
    • It is hard work, but they will compensate you well for it.
    Synonyms:
    guerdon
  3. (ambitransitive) 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.
    • His loud voice cannot compensate for a lack of personality.
    Synonyms:
    make up, atone
  4. To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
    • I hate that old car because it steers a little to the left and I'm always compensating for that when I drive it.
    Synonyms:
    acclimatize

Questions about compensates

What is compensates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Compensates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of compensate.

Words near compensates in the dictionary

  1. compensate
  2. compensated
  3. compensated dating
  4. compensated summation
  5. compensated summations
  6. compensates
  7. compensatest
  8. compensateth
  9. compensating
  10. compensatingly
  11. compensation

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