'Compensating' definitions:

Definition of 'Compensating'

From: GCIDE
  • Compensate \Com"pen*sate\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compensated; p. pr. & vb. n. Compensating.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See Compendium.]
  • 1. To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for. [1913 Webster]
  • The length of the night and the dews thereof do compensate the heat of the day. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries. --Prior.
  • Syn: To recompense; remunerate; indemnify; reward; requite; counterbalance. [1913 Webster]