Word Meanings - RECOMPENSE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

recompensare, fr.L. pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See 1. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate. He can not recompense me better. Shak. 2. To return an equivalent for;

Additional info about word: RECOMPENSE

recompensare, fr.L. pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See 1. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate. He can not recompense me better. Shak. 2. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for. God recompenseth the gift. Robynson . To recompense My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed. Milton. 3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Rom. xii. 17. Syn. -- To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of RECOMPENSE)

• Amends
• compensation
• satisfaction
• acknowledgment
• atonement
• expiation
• recompense
• indemnity
• remuneration
• apology
• reparation
• restitution
• Atonement
• Reconciliation
• preparation
• Compensate
• Atone
• satisfy
• remunerate
• reimburse
• pay
• requite
• reward
• make amends for
• Premium
• Reward
• guerdon
• encouragement
• douceur
• enhancement
• bribe
• bonus
• prize
• bounty
• Redeem
• Repurchase
• regain
• retrieve
• ransom
• liberate
• rescue
• recover
• fulfil
• discharge

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of RECOMPENSE)

• endanger
• imperil
• betray
• surrender
• abandon
• expose
• Punish
• misrequite

Related words: (words related to RECOMPENSE)

• GUERDONABLE
  Worthy of reward. Sir G. Buck.
• REWARDFUL
  Yielding reward.
• PUNISHER
  One who inflicts punishment.
• APOLOGY
  1. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity. It is not my intention to make an apology for my poem;
• EXPOSER
  One who exposes or discloses.
• REIMBURSEMENT
  The act reimbursing. A. Hamilton.
• INDEMNITY
  1. Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty. Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the riot they had committed. Sir W. Scott. 2.
• RESCUER
  One who rescues.
• REDEEM
  Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's violated law. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. Gal. iii. 13. 5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to redeem
• REPARATION
  1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used. Arbuthnot. 2. The act of making amends or giving satisfaction
• ENHANCEMENT
  The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime.
• EXPOSEDNESS
  The state of being exposed, laid open, or unprotected; as, an exposedness to sin or temptation.
• PUNISHABLE
  Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses. That time was, when to be a Protestant, to be a Christian, was by law as punishable as to be a traitor. Milton. -- Pun"ish*a*ble*ness,
• RECOMPENSER
  One who recompenses. A thankful recompenser of the benefits received. Foxe.
• RESTITUTION
  The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body. (more info) 1. The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or
• BETRAYAL
  The act or the result of betraying.
• EXPOSE
  1. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection. Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test, and are pleased to have them
• BRIBER
  1. A thief. Lydgate. 2. One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices. 3. That which bribes; a bribe. His service . . . were a sufficient briber for his life. Shak.
• RECOVERANCE
  Recovery.
• BONUS
  A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter. Bouvier. 2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits. 3. Money paid
• RECOVER
  To cover again. Sir W. Scott.
• REWARD
  To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate. After the deed that is done, one doom shall reward, Mercy or no mercy as truth will accord. Piers Plowman. Thou hast rewarded
• IMPREPARATION
  Want of preparation. Hooker.
• SHOREWARD
  Toward the shore.
• UNREDEEMED
  Not redeemed.
• OVERPRIZE
  Toprize excessively; to overvalue. Sir H. Wotton.
• APPRIZER
  A creditor for whom an appraisal is made. Sir W. Scott. (more info) 1. An appraiser.
• UNSATISFACTION
  Dissatisfaction. Bp. Hall.