compensate
Definitions
Verb
- Adjust for
- Make amends for; pay compensation for
- Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- Make reparations or amends for
- Do or give something to somebody in return
- Make payment to; compensate
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "compensate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compensated | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | compensate | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | compensates | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | uncompensate | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | uncompensated | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "compensate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | calculate | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | accumulate | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | complicate | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | congregate | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | exterminate | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | extenuate | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | capitulate | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | coagulate | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | condensate | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | confiscate | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | consecrate | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | constipate | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | expatriate | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "compensate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | complete | 2 | 182 |
| 2 | compete | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | compensation | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | compensated | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | commensurate | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | compensatory | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | compensations | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | compensating | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | competed | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | compensates | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | recompense | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | competes | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | uncompensate | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | uncompensated | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | compensable | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | condensate | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | condensates | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | comsat | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | commensurately | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | homestate | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "compensate" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "compensate" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to compensate | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "compensate" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | managed | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "compensate".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 13
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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Mar 14, 2026 Florida Politics
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