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compensate v. [
counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up] adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
. wn #2
compensate v. [
recompense, repair, indemnify] 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"
. wn #3
compensate v. [
cover, overcompensate] make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
. wn #4
compensate v. [
right, redress, correct] make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
. wn #5
compensate v. [
pay, pay off, make up] do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
. wn