English word compensate comes from Latin com-, Latin penso (Pay for, purchase. Ponder, consider. Weigh, counterbalance.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| com- | Latin (lat) | |
| penso | Latin (lat) | Pay for, purchase. Ponder, consider. Weigh, counterbalance. |
| compenso | Latin (lat) | I balance, poise, weigh, offset (one thing against another). I compensate. |
| compensatus | Latin (lat) | |
| compensate | English (eng) | (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.. To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.. To do (something good) after (something bad) happens. To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other [...] |