English → Latin
“compensate” in Latin
pēnsōto ponder, consider; to weigh, counterbalance; to pay for, purchasecompēnsōto balance, poise, weigh, offset (one thing against another); to compensate, make up forexpleōto fill up, occupy completely; to appease, satisfy, placate the thirst, satiate the hunger; to supply, repair, compensatsuppleōto make up the numbers, fill up, complete, make good; supply, supplement; to fill up, furnish with a complement, recruitaequōto equalize, make equal to something else, equate; to compare; to place on equal footing with; to make level or smoothexaequōto equalize; to balance or compensate (for)
The English word compensate itself goes back to Latin pēnsō, through compēnsātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
compensate
pensare, compensare, by something, aliquid aliqua re or cum re (equalize, make up): explere: supplere (repair, restore), aequare: exaequare (make equal).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for compensate?
- The usual Latin words for “compensate” are pēnsō, compēnsō, expleō; also suppleō, aequō, exaequō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.