compensate
/kˈɑmpʌnseɪt/
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Definitions
Verb
adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
Verb
make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
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make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
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make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
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do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
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make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
Synonyms
correct
counterbalance
cover
even off
even out
even up
indemnify
make up
overcompensate
pay
pay off
recompense
redress
remunerate
repair
right
More General Terms
alter
balance
change
compensate
correct
counterbalance
equilibrate
equilibrise
equilibrize
even off
even out
even up
make up
modify
pay
settle