Meaning of compensate

Definition of compensate

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

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