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compensative

compensative adjective: that compensates for something; compensatory.

Adjective

compensative (comparative more compensative, superlative most compensative)

  1. that compensates for something; compensatory

Noun

compensative

  1. (obsolete) compensation

Forms of compensative

comparativemore compensative
superlativemost compensative

Origin of compensative

From Late Latin compēnsātīvus.

Words formed from compensative

Questions about compensative

What does compensative mean?
Compensative means that compensates for something; compensatory.
What part of speech is compensative?
Compensative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near compensative in the dictionary

  1. compensation pendulums
  2. compensation trade
  3. compensational
  4. compensationary
  5. compensations
  6. compensative
  7. compensatively
  8. compensativeness
  9. compensator
  10. compensatorily
  11. compensatorily lengthen

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