compensate
/ˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈkɒmpɛnseɪt/
compensate
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- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
com - pen - sate -> compensate
Myanmar meaning
(v) အလျော်ပေးသည်။ လျော်ကြေးပေးသည်။ အစားထိုးသည်။ ထေသည်။
Full entry
compensate /'kɒmpenseÇt/ v
~ (sb) for sth အလျော်ပေးသည်။ လျော်ကြေးပေးသည်။ အစားထိုးသည်။ ထေသည်။ Nothing can compensate for the death of a loved one. ❍ A dog's good sense of smell compensates for its poor eyesight. ❍ She was compensated by the insurance company for her injuries. compensatory /kɒmpen'seÇtǝri; US kǝm- 'pensǝtↄ:ri/ adj : The court awarded her compensatory damages.
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recompense, reimburse, pay off, pay compensation, pay damages, pay costs, give back, abrogate, annul, atone, atone for, balance, better, cancel out, come down with, commit, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, counterweigh, fix, guerdon, improve, indemnify, invalidate, make amends, make good, make restitution, make up for, negate, negative, neutralize, nullify, offset, outweigh, pay, pay up, plank out, pony up, recoup, redress, refund, remunerate, repair, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, set off, shell out, take care of, tickle the palm
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