v. t. | 1. | To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; |
2. | To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for. | |
v. i. | 1. | To make amends; to supply an equivalent; - followed by |
Verb | 1. | compensate - adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" |
2. | compensate - 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" | |
3. | compensate - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" Synonyms: overcompensate, cover | |
4. | compensate - make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" | |
5. | compensate - do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" | |
6. | compensate - make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" Synonyms: remunerate, recompense |