recompense
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- payment or reward (as for service rendered)
- the act of compensating for service or loss or injurySynonyms: compensation
Verb (2)
- make amends for; pay compensation for“One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”“She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident”Synonyms: compensaterepairindemnify
- make payment to; compensate“My efforts were not remunerated”Synonyms: compensateremunerate
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Recompense \Rec"om*pense\ (r[e^]k"[o^]m*p[e^]ns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recompensed (-p?nst); p. pr. & vb. n. Recompensing (-p?n`s?ng).] [F. r['e]compenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L. pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See Compensate.]
1.To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate. [1913 Webster]
He can not recompense me better.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for. [1913 Webster]
God recompenseth the gift.— Robynson (More's Utopia).[1913 Webster]
To recompense My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
3.To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Recompense to no man evil for evil.— Rom. xii. 17.[1913 Webster]
Syn: To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate. [1913 Webster]
Recompense \Rec"om*pense\ (r?k"?m*p?ns), v. i. To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Recompense \Rec"om*pense\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]compense.] An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return. [1913 Webster]
To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense. --Deut. xxii. 35. [1913 Webster]
And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward. --Heb. ii. 2. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends; satisfaction; reward; requital. [1913 Webster]