compense

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/kəmˈpɛns/

verb

To compensate.

“May 2 1623, Francis Bacon, letter to Mr. Tobie Matthew I hope, if any thing want in the speed of time, it will be compensed in the fruit of time, that all may sort to the best.”

OriginFrench compenser →
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Meanings

verbcompense (third-person singular simple present compenses, present participle compensing, simple past and past participle compensed)

present singular third person compenses · participle present compensing · participle past compensed · past compensed

  1. obsoleteTo compensate.

    May 2 1623, Francis Bacon, letter to Mr. Tobie Matthew I hope, if any thing want in the speed of time, it will be compensed in the fruit of time, that all may sort to the best.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
compensate

Origin

  1. Frenchcompenser
  2. Englishcompense

From French compenser. See compensate.

More words from French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with compense

sensedefenseexpensehencedefenceoffenseintensefencedensesuspensecommenceimmensetensethencewhencespencepencedispensecondenserecompensepretencereminiscencecenseflense
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compense,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compense.

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