·vi To give recompense; to make amends or requital.
II. Recompense ·vt To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.
III. Recompense ·vt To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
IV. Recompense ·noun An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given; compensation; requital; suitable return.
V. Recompense ·vt To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, ·etc.; to Requite; to Remunerate; to Compensate.