recompensev. t.[F. rcompenser, 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.()Recompense to no man evil for evil. (Rom. xii. 17.)()v. i. To give recompense; to make amends or requital.()n.[Cf. F. rcompense.] 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.)()