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1. Adjust for
   "engineers will work to compensate the effects of air resistance";
   - counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up
    
2. Make amends for; pay compensation for
   "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident";
   - recompense, repair, indemnify
    
3. Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
   "he is compensating for being a bad father";
   - cover, overcompensate
    
4. Make reparations or amends for
   "compensate a wrong done to the victims of the Holocaust";
   - right, redress, correct
    
5. Do or give something to somebody in return
   "Does she compensate you for the work you are doing?";
   - pay, pay off, make up
    
6. Make payment to; compensate
   "My efforts were not compensated";
   - recompense, remunerate

Derived forms: compensated, compensates, compensating

See also: even out

Type of: alter, balance, change, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, modify, pay, settle

Encyclopedia: Compensate