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Webster 1913 Edition

Compense

Com-pense′

,
Verb.
T.
[F.
compenser
. See
Compensate
.]
To compensate.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Compense

COMPENSE

,
Verb.
T.
To recompense, is found in Bacon; but is not now in use.

Definition 2024

compense

compense

See also: compensé

English

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To compensate.
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French

Verb

compense

  1. first-person singular present indicative of compenser
  2. third-person singular present indicative of compenser
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of compenser
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of compenser
  5. second-person singular imperative of compenser

Portuguese

Verb

compense

  1. First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of compensar
  2. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of compensar
  3. First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of compensar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of compensar
  5. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of compensar
  6. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of compensar

Spanish

Verb

compense

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of compensar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of compensar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of compensar.

Etymology

French compenser. See compensate.

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