What does "recompensing" mean?

The act of rewarding or compensating; reward, compensation.

What is a synonym for "recompensing"?

Common synonyms include: apologetic, ascetic, cleansing, compensatory, due, lustral.

Pronounced //ˈɹɛkəmpɛnsɪŋ//.

//ˈɹɛkəmpɛnsɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The act of rewarding or compensating; reward, compensation.
"He bringeth counsellors also to a foolish end, when they do anything good even, with no good purpose, but are going after the recompensing of a temporal reward."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of recompense form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
That provides recompense; rewarding, compensatory.
"And such the recompensing Heav'n of those, / The happy few, who truly great of soul / Are masters of themselves [...]."

"And such the recompensing Heav'n of those, / The happy few, who truly great of soul / Are masters of themselves [...]."

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