COMPENSATE

(verb) make payment to; compensate
"My efforts were not remunerated"
synonyms : recompense , remunerate
(verb) 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
(verb) do or give something to somebody in return
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
synonyms : make up , pay , pay off
(verb) make reparations or amends for
"right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"
synonyms : correct , redress , right
"They've been treated unfairly, and it's time to redress the balance" -added by sradha_inlas
(verb) adjust for
"engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
synonyms : correct , counterbalance , even off , even out , even up , make up
(verb) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
"he is compensating for being a bad father"
synonyms : cover , overcompensate

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