Compensate
[v] make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"
[v] 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"
[v] do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
[v] make reparations or amends for; "right a wrong"
[v] make up for, make good
[v] 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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Synonyms
correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, indemnify, make up, pay off, recompense, redress, remunerate, repair, right
Related Terms
abrogate, accommodate, adjust, alternate, amend, annul, atone, atone for, balance, bandy, be quits with, better, cancel, change, commute, cooperate, coordinate, correct, counteract, counterbalance, counterchange, counterpoise, countervail, cover, do penan