/kompenˈsaɾ/
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Translation
to compensate
Word origin
From Latin compensare ('to weigh together, balance'), formed from com ('together') plus pensare ('to weigh').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- compensare
- English cognates
- compensate, pensive
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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The company wants to compensate the customers for the delay.
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Nothing can make up for the time we have lost.
cansancio .
Sunday's rest makes up for the tiredness of the week.
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How do you intend to reward so much effort?
contaminación.
We plant trees to offset the pollution.
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