What does COMPENSATE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt/
- Letters
- 10
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Words With Friends score
- 20
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- adjust for“engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”
- make amends for; pay compensation for“One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities“he is compensating for being a bad father”
- make reparations or amends for“right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
- do or give something to somebody in return“Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”
- make payment to; compensate“My efforts were not remunerated”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
compensates17compensating19
Anagrams of COMPENSATE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside COMPENSATE
625 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is COMPENSATE a valid word in word games?
COMPENSATE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is COMPENSATE worth?
COMPENSATE is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 20 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from COMPENSATE?
625 other words, including TO, ON, AS and AT.