Compensate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 3
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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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 4
Make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 5
Do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 6
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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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.