Compensate+for
31compensate — verb ( sated; sating) Etymology: Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare, frequentative of compendere Date: 1646 transitive verb 1. to be equivalent to ; counterbalance 2. to make an …
32compensate — verb 1) we agreed to compensate him for his loss Syn: recompense, repay, pay back, reimburse, remunerate, indemnify 2) his flair compensated for his faults Syn: balance (out), counterbalance, counteract, offset …
33compensate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pay] Syn. recompense, remunerate, requite; see pay 1 , repay 1 . 2. [To offset] Syn. counterbalance, neutralize, counterpoise, make up for; see offset . See Synonym Study at pay . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1.… …
34compensate — v 1. counterbalance, counterweigh, counterpoise, countervail, offset, be equivalent to; counteract, neutralize, nullify, cancel or cancel out; balance, equalize, handicap, even, square, equate; adjust, adapt, accommodate, Naut. (of sails) trim. 2 …
35compensate — [c]/ˈkɒmpənseɪt / (say kompuhnsayt) verb (compensated, compensating) –verb (t) 1. to counterbalance; offset; make up for. 2. to make up for something to (a person); recompense. 3. Mechanics to counterbalance (a force or the like); adjust or… …
36compensate — Synonyms and related words: abrogate, accommodate, adjust, alternate, amend, annul, atone, atone for, balance, bandy, be quits with, better, cancel, change, commute, cooperate, coordinate, correct, counteract, counterbalance, counterchange,… …
37make up for — compensate for; complete, supply what is lacking …
38make up for — compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient. → make …
39compensate — [ˈkɒmpənˌseɪt] verb 1) [I] to change or remove the bad effect of something Their enthusiasm compensates for their lack of skill.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to pay someone money because they have suffered an injury or loss They were compensated for the damage… …
40compensate — To counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for; to pay. Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. v Henneford, 195 Wash 553, 81 P2d 786 …
