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Definition of recompense verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

recompense

verb

NAmE//ˈrɛkəmˌpɛns//

recompense somebody (for something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they recompense

he / she / it recompenses

past simple recompensed

-ing form recompensing

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to do something for someone or give them a payment for something that they have suffered synonym compensate There was no attempt to recompense the miners for the loss of their jobs.

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recommendation noun
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