Defn: Serving for compensation; making amends. Jer. Taylor.
COMPENSE
Com*pense", v. t. Etym: [F. compenser. See Compensate.]
Defn: To compensate. [Obs.] Bacon.
COMPERENDINATE Com`pe*ren"di*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. comperendinatus, p. p. of comperendinare to defer (the time of trial.)]
Defn: To delay. Bailey.
COMPESCE
Com*pesce", v. t. Etym: [L. compescere.]
Defn: To hold in check; to restrain. [R.] Carlyle.
COMPETE
Com*pete", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Competed; p. pr. & vb. n. Competing.]
Etym: [L. completere, competitum; com- + petere to seek. See
Petition.]
Defn: To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another. The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were all the while competing for European alliances. Bancroft.
COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY Com"pe*tence, Com"pe*ten*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. compétence, from L. competentia agreement.]