{"era":"current","word":"compensate","meaning":"to make up for or counterbalance something","children":[{"era":"1500s","word":"compensate","meaning":"to weigh together; balance; make up for","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"com- + pensare","meaning":"to weigh with or against","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"pendere","meaning":"to weigh","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin via French"}],"language":"Modern English"}