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Recompense Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    recompense n
  1. payment or reward (as for service rendered)
  2. the act of compensating for service or loss or injury [syn: compensation] v
  3. 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: compensate, repair, indemnify]
  4. make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" [syn: compensate, remunerate]
Recompense Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Recompense \Rec"om*pense\ (r[e^]k"[o^]m*p[e^]ns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recompensed (-p?nst); p. pr. & vb. n. Recompensing (-p?n`s?ng).] [F. r['e]compenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L. pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See Compensate.]
  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 (More's Utopia). To recompense My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed. --Milton.
  3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved. [R.] Recompense to no man evil for evil. --Rom. xii. 17. Syn: To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.
Recompense Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Recompense \Rec"om*pense\ (r?k"?m*p?ns), v. i. To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.]
Recompense Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Recompense \Rec"om*pense\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]compense.] An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return. To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense. --Deut. xxii. 35. And every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward. --Heb. ii. 2. Syn: Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends;
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    * Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness. - Confucius


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    • Let Corasanti work without recompense - Buffalo News
      Isn’t it time we try to squeeze out some good from terrible mistakes and heart-rending tragedies? I speak of Dr. James G. Corasanti’s manslaughter trial. What he did was unforgivable. I find it hard to imagine the extent of the loss to Alix ... Read more on this news related to 'Recompense'
    • Gregg Allman: Last Conversation With Duane Was Argument Over Cocaine - S spinner
      When Duane failed to deliver the drugs, Gregg snuck into the guitarist's house and "poured out about half a gram and snorted it up," for recompense. Later, Duane phoned the singer, accusing him of taking his drugs, which Gregg flatly denied. Read more on this news related to 'Recompense'
    • Eric Dickerson joins concussion lawsuits against NFL - USA Today
      Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson has become one of the biggest names among the players seeking recompense. Dickerson and 14 other retirees filed suit against NFL Monday, alleging that the league did not do enough to prevent the long-term damage ... Read more on this news related to 'Recompense'

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