- compensative
- com·pen·sa·tive
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Compensative — Com*pen sa*tive, a. [LL. compensativus.] Affording compensation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compensative — Com*pen sa*tive, n. Compensation. [R.] Lamb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compensative — index compensatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compensative — adjective see compensate … New Collegiate Dictionary
compensative — See compensate. * * * … Universalium
compensative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Affording compensation: compensatory, remunerative. See SUBSTITUTE … English dictionary for students
compensative — com·pen·sa·tive || kÉ™m pensÉ™tɪv adj. serving to compensate, serving to make up for or atone … English contemporary dictionary
compensative — ˈkämpənˌsād.iv, ˌpen ; kəmˈpen(t)səd. , (ˈ)käm|p adjective Etymology: compensate + ive : affording compensation : compensatory … Useful english dictionary
offsetting — off set ting adj. Compensating for. Syn: countervailing, compensatory, compensative. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compensate — verb ( sated; sating) Etymology: Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare, frequentative of compendere Date: 1646 transitive verb 1. to be equivalent to ; counterbalance 2. to make an … New Collegiate Dictionary
