Both Uses of
recompense
in
The Idiot
- I wish to recompense you—why should you lose all?†
Chpt 1.16 *
- I give it to him, fully conscious of my action, as recompense for—well, for anything he thinks best.†
Chpt 1.16
Definition:
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(recompense) to compensate for loss
or more rarely: to pay or reward