All 3 Uses of
compensate
in
The Idiot
- If she accepted this money it was not to be considered as indemnification for her misfortune as a young girl, which had not been in any degree her own fault, but merely as compensation for her ruined life.†
Chpt 1.4
- As a kind of compensation I am allowed to tell the truth, for it is a well-known fact that only stupid people tell 'the truth.†
Chpt 1.13
- I'll torment this man nearly into his grave, and then, oh! how I'll compensate him for it all with my love!'†
Chpt 3.3 *
Definition:
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(compensate as in: she is generously compensated) to make payment to someone