What is another word for recompense?

“Councillors are entitled to basic allowances to recompense them for the hours they put in sitting on committees and reading reports and agendas.”

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To make amends to or reward someone for (loss, harm, or effort)

harmonize^US

harmonise^UK

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

set the record straight

put on the right track

bowdlerize^US

bowdlerise^UK

reorganize^US

reorganise^UK

revitalize^US

revitalise^UK

stabilise^UK

stabilize^US

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“No one could fail to be moved by the statements of the family and no sentence I can pass may in any way recompense their loss.”

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To respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one

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Rebuke or reprimand severely

criticise^UK

criticize^US

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a caning

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone hell

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

rant at

rap over the knuckles

bring someone to book

give someone a mouthful

give someone what for

give someone a bollocking

give someone a rating

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

come down on like a ton of bricks

send someone away with a flea in their ear

belabor^US

belabour^UK

penalize^US

give a piece of one's mind

penalise^UK

jump down one's throat

give someone a bad press

slap on the wrist

rap someone over the knuckles

slap someone on the wrist

take disciplinary action against

moralise^UK

moralize^US

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

disgrace

put on the carpet

jump down someone's throat

give somebody a piece of one's mind

criticize harshly

rank on

give going-over

give a tongue-lashing

take on

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

have words

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

have words with

give someone a carpeting

take somebody to task

have someone on the carpet

keep after

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

express disapproval of

whip

criticize strongly

tear down

mete out punishment to

be hard on

rag on

teach someone a lesson

give something a bad press

put away

calumniate

send someone away with a flea in his

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

lay out

rile

give vent to one's emotions

lose one's temper with

give free rein to one's emotions

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

express a poor opinion of

minimize^US

minimise^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

trivialise^UK

give something a battering

rage

dispute

be critical of

kick up a stink about

victimize^US

tyrannize^US

blacken the reputation of

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

tyrannise^UK

victimise^UK

demonize^US

demonise^UK

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

satirize^US

satirise^UK

rap someone's knuckles

blacken someone's reputation

express strong disapproval of

take swipe at

throw stones at

think badly of

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

hold someone to blame

hold someone responsible

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

complain bitterly about

speak out against

kick up

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

kick against

take a stand against

take great exception to

bring charges against

bring a charge against

bring a case against

prefer charges against

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

punish repeatedly and unfairly

scandalize^US

ruffle someone's feathers

scandalise^UK

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

make someone's hackles rise

put someone's back up

raise someone's hackles

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Penalize for wrongdoing

punish

discipline

penalise^UK

penalize^US

mete out punishment to

bring someone to book

teach someone a lesson

give someone what for

rap knuckles

rap someone's knuckles

give someone the works

come down on like a ton of bricks

punish severely

have someone's guts for garters

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

belabor^US

belabour^UK

give someone a hiding

criticize^US

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a dressing-down

criticise^UK

rap over the knuckles

give someone a roasting

pulverize^US

give someone a rocket

give someone a good hiding

pulverise^UK

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

give someone a drubbing

defeat utterly

give someone a telling-off

give someone a bollocking

bring someone to their knees

blow out of the water

blow up at

do over

give a talking-to

give someone an earful

jump down one's throat

mangle

take to the cleaners

win a resounding victory over

take a strap to

tear off a strip

kill

give someone a rollicking

knock into the middle of next week

dust someone's britches

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

thong

stripe

discipline someone for

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

give someone a hot bottom

put over one's knee

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

blip

flax

give somebody a hiding

warm someone's bottom

beat the living daylights out of someone

take disciplinary action against

award a penalty against

give something a bad press

give someone a bad press

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give someone some stick

jump on

rap someone the knuckles

give someone a rating

lean on

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To exact revenge or fight back

give as good as one gets

give someone their comeuppance

let someone see how it feels

pay out

return fire

return the compliment

strike back

take an eye for an eye

give someone a taste of their own medicine

get back at

repay someone

settle accounts

give someone a dose of their own medicine

give someone a Roland for an Oliver

get revenge

pay someone back in their own coin

square accounts

wreak vengeance

turn upon

give as good as you get

take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

give someone their just deserts

take reprisals against

settle the score with

get your own back for

even the score for

stick it to

pay someone back in his

exact retribution for

take the bait

get even with someone for

settle the score with someone

demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

take satisfaction for

come back at

get back

defend oneself against

do the same in return

get one's own back on

take an eye for an eye for

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To delight, or to give pleasure or satisfaction to

favor^US

favour^UK

fulfil^UK

fulfill^US

make someone feel good

warm the cockles of the heart

humor^US

humour^UK

give someone pleasure

do someone's heart good

make someone pleased

brighten

revitalize^US

honour^UK

honor^US

revitalise^UK

warm the cockles of someone's heart

enthrall^US

enthral^UK

make a hit with someone

make roll in the aisles

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To be reconciled after a quarrel

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