Meanings
adjectivecompensative (comparative more compensative, superlative most compensative)
comparative more compensative · superlative most compensative
- that compensates for something; compensatory
noun
- obsoletecompensation
Origin
- Late Latincompēnsātīvus
- Englishcompensative
From Late Latin compēnsātīvus.
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compensative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compensative
MLA
“compensative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compensative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compensative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compensative.
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