The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to requite; to remunerate; to compensate.
He can not recompense me better.
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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.
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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.
Wiktionary
That provides recompense; rewarding, compensatory. (from 16th c.) n. The act of rewarding or compensating; reward, compensation. (from 15th c.) v
(present participle of recompense English)
Usage examples of "recompensing".
In such a spirit of love, you could have let me know there are degrees of dedication in art that purchase something lasting, something rare that repays all effort, recompensing everything death takes from us.