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compensate [v]
 
1)adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
    Synonyms :correct counterbalance even_off even_out even_up 
    See Also: balance  counterbalance  balance  compensation  carry 
 
2)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"
    Synonyms :indemnify recompense repair 
    See Also: pay  amends  indemnification  reparation  amends  compensation  compensation  give 
 
3)make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
    Synonyms :cover overcompensate 
    See Also: cover  overcompensation  compensation 
 
4)make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
    Synonyms :correct redress right 
    See Also: alter  redress  amends  compensation  compensation  right  right  wrong  over-correct  aby 
 
5)do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
    Synonyms :make_up pay pay_off 
    See Also: settle  compensation  compensation  earnings  payee  payer  fix 
 
6)make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
    Synonyms :recompense remunerate 
    See Also: pay  earnings  remuneration  payer  compensation  recompense  compensation  recoup 
 




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