What is compensate?

Compensate means to make up for something, to provide something in return for a loss or inconvenience, or to give someone money or something else of value in exchange for their work or services.

Definition:

Compensate means to:

- Make up for something that is lacking, wrong, or missing.
- Reimburse or reward someone for their services, efforts, or expenses.
- Offset or neutralize the effects of something by countervailing measures.

Forms:

- Compensate (verb)
- Compensation (noun)

Usage:

- To make up for something:
- "The company compensated for the lost sales with a new marketing campaign."
- To reimburse or reward:
- "He was compensated well for his hard work on the project."
- To offset effects:
- "The cold weather was compensated by the warm fireplace."

Synonyms:

- Pay
- Reimburse
- Remunerate
- Offset
- Neutralize

Antonyms:

- Take away
- Deprive
- Withdraw
- Aggravate
- Intensify