Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to recompense
Participle: recompensed
Gerund: recompensing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | recompense |
| you | recompense |
| he;she;it | recompenses |
| we | recompense |
| you | recompense |
| they | recompense |
Perfect
| I | have recompensed |
| you | have recompensed |
| he;she;it | has recompensed |
| we | have recompensed |
| you | have recompensed |
| they | have recompensed |
Past
| I | recompensed |
| you | recompensed |
| he;she;it | recompensed |
| we | recompensed |
| you | recompensed |
| they | recompensed |
Pluperfect
| I | had recompensed |
| you | had recompensed |
| he;she;it | had recompensed |
| we | had recompensed |
| you | had recompensed |
| they | had recompensed |
Future
| I | will recompense |
| you | will recompense |
| he;she;it | will recompense |
| we | will recompense |
| you | will recompense |
| they | will recompense |
Future Perfect
| I | will have recompensed |
| you | will have recompensed |
| he;she;it | will have recompensed |
| we | will have recompensed |
| you | will have recompensed |
| they | will have recompensed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | recompense |
| you | recompense |
| he;she;it | recompense |
| we | recompense |
| you | recompense |
| they | recompense |
Perfect
| I | have recompensed |
| you | have recompensed |
| he;she;it | have recompensed |
| we | have recompensed |
| you | have recompensed |
| they | have recompensed |
Imperfect
| I | recompensed |
| you | recompensed |
| he;she;it | recompensed |
| we | recompensed |
| you | recompensed |
| they | recompensed |
Pluperfect
| I | had recompensed |
| you | had recompensed |
| he;she;it | had recompensed |
| we | had recompensed |
| you | had recompensed |
| they | had recompensed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would recompense |
| you | would recompense |
| he;she;it | would recompense |
| we | would recompense |
| you | would recompense |
| they | would recompense |
Perfect
| I | would have recompensed |
| you | would have recompensed |
| he;she;it | would have recompensed |
| we | would have recompensed |
| you | would have recompensed |
| they | would have recompensed |
Imperative
| you | recompense |
| we | Let's recompense |
| you | recompense |
Verbs conjugated like 'recompense'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'recompense'
recompence,
compense,
recommence,
recompensate,
recompete,
recompose,
recondense,
decompensate,
decompose,
decondense,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to do (something good) after (something bad) happens
- compensate, compense, dispense, indemnify, make good, make up, redress, restore
- to pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration
- compensate, guerdon, imburse, reimburse, reprise
- repay
- indemnify, offset, remunerate, expiate, redeem, requite, pay, reward
Antonyms
- repay
- extort, defraud, embezzle, exact
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”).
Sample Sentences
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She in regard thereof him recompenst / With golden words, and goodly countenance, / And such fond fauours sparingly dispenst […] [1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:]
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He cannot recompense me better. [c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:]
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The judge ordered the defendant to recompense the plaintiff by paying $100.
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Recompense to no man evil for evil. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 12:17:]