compense

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See also: compensé

English

Etymology

From French compenser. See compensate.

Pronunciation

Verb

compense (third-person singular simple present compenses, present participle compensing, simple past and past participle compensed)

  1. (obsolete) To compensate.
    • May 2 1623, Francis Bacon, letter to Mr. Tobie Matthew
      I hope, if any thing want in the speed of time, it will be compensed in the fruit of time, that all may sort to the best.

References

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pɑ̃s/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

compense

  1. inflection of compenser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: com‧pen‧se

Verb

compense

  1. inflection of compensar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈpense/
  • Rhymes: -ense
  • Syllabification: com‧pen‧se

Verb

compense

  1. inflection of compensar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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