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Possible definitions for compensator

compensatory
compensatory
adj : compensating for [syn: {countervailing}, {offsetting}, {compensative}]


commentator
commentator
n 1: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: {observer}]
2: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day [syn: {reviewer}]


compensate
compensate
v 1: adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the
effects or air resistance" [syn: {counterbalance}, {correct},
{even out}, {even off}, {even up}]
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" [syn: {recompense}, {repair}, {indemnify}]
3: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by
exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being
a bad father" [syn: {cover}, {overcompensate}]
4: make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the
victims of the Holocaust" [syn: {right}, {redress}, {correct}]
[ant: {wrong}]
5: do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay
you for the work you are doing?" [syn: {pay}, {pay off}, {make
up}]
6: make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not
remunerated" [syn: {recompense}, {remunerate}]


compensated
compensated
adj : receiving or eligible for compensation; "salaried workers";
"a stipendiary magistrate" [syn: {remunerated}, {salaried},
{stipendiary}]


compensation
compensation
n 1: something (such as money) given or received as payment or
reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
2: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your
undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable
behaviors
3: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn:
{recompense}]


compensative
compensative
adj : compensating for [syn: {countervailing}, {offsetting}, {compensatory}]

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