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Compensate
ˈkɒmp(ə)nseɪt
Compensate definitions
verb
compensate
compensated
compensates
compensating
- give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense
"payments were made to farmers to compensate them for cuts in subsidies"
- pay (someone) for work performed
"he will be richly compensated for his efforts"
- reduce or counteract (something unwelcome or unpleasant) by exerting an opposite force or effect
"the manager is hoping for victory to compensate for the team's dismal league campaign"
- act so as to neutralize or correct (a deficiency or abnormality in a physical property or effect)
"the output voltage rises, compensating for the original fall"
- attempt to conceal or offset (a disability or frustration) by development in another direction
"they put on grandiose airs to compensate for their feelings of worthlessness"