risarcire

to compensate

verb ree-zar-CHEE-reh Rare

Also means

to indemnify

Usage Note

Risarcire means to provide legal or financial redress for harm — risarcire i danni (to pay damages) is the standard phrase. It takes avere as its auxiliary: ha risarcito le vittime ('he compensated the victims'). The noun is risarcimento (compensation, damages). It is more legally precise than compensare, which can also mean simply to offset or balance something.

Examples

"L'assicurazione ha risarcito i danni."

Natural Translation

The insurance compensated for the damages.

Literal Translation

The-insurance has compensated the damages

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