Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Compensate (-s)
compel (-led, -leth, -ling)compensated
compensate (-s), v. [L. compensare, to weigh one thing against another, counterbalance.] (webplay: work).
Recompense; indemnify; provide compensation; offset the cost; justify the discomfort.
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