Both Uses of
compensate
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- I've already asked Father to compensate him for the damages, especially since Dussel only gets one bar of inferior wartime soap a month.
Chpt 43-03compensate = pay (to make up for)
- Like you, I long for freedom and fresh air, but I think we've been amply compensated for their loss. On the inside, I mean.
Chpt 44-02 *compensated = given something in return
Definition:
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(compensate as in: she is generously compensated) to make payment to someone