Vocabulary
Compensate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense.
Urdu meaning
معاوضہ دینا، بدلہ دینا،تلافی کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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WHEN you damage or destroy someone`s property, as per the law of torts, you must compensate or repair the loss.
Dawn Editorials —
Who pays and how?
— 2026-04-25
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A workforce however committed cannot compensate indefinitely for systemic neglect.Encouragingly, initiatives such as digitisation and satellite connectivity for telemedicine offer some promise.
Dawn Editorials —
Neglecting Balochistan
— 2026-04-10
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Education cannot compensate for a system built on patronage.
Dawn Editorials —
Why the poor reject education
— 2026-04-01
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He described the creation of a post-war unified Europe as an attempt by these countries to compensate for their individual weakness.
Dawn Editorials —
Rex Mundi
— 2026-03-05
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Economic policy can`t compensate for insecurity, and can only be built on stability.THE federal budget for 2026-27 won`t be just another annual ritual.
Dawn Editorials —
Budget 2026-27 as a bridge
— 2026-02-28
Synonyms
recompense, repay, pay back, reimburse, remunerate, recoup, requite, indemnify
Antonyms
defraud, deprive, cheat, dissatisfy
Curator example
“payments were made to farmers to compensate them for cuts in subsidies”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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