All 3 Uses of
compensate
in
Crime and Punishment
- Perhaps those who have involuntarily caused the accident will agree to compensate you, at least for the loss of his earnings.†
Chpt 2.7
- And why should they compensate me?†
Chpt 2.7 *
- The point is, that I did actually cause your sister, whom I greatly respect, some trouble and unpleasantness, and so, sincerely regretting it, I want—not to compensate, not to repay her for the unpleasantness, but simply to do something to her advantage, to show that I am not, after all, privileged to do nothing but harm.†
Chpt 4.1
Definition:
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(compensate as in: she is generously compensated) to make payment to someone