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(verb) recompense, remunerate
make payment to; compensate
My efforts were not remunerated
(verb) indemnify, recompense, repair
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
do or give something to somebody in return
Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
(verb) redress, right, correct
make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
(verb) make up, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up
adjust for
engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
(verb) cover, overcompensate
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
he is compensating for being a bad father