1. (

• compensate ,
• counterbalance ,
• correct ,
• make_up ,
• even_out ,
• even_off ,
• even_up

) adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" ;

2. (

• compensate ,
• recompense ,
• repair ,
• indemnify

) 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. (

• cover ,
• compensate ,
• overcompensate

) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" ;

4. (

• right ,
• compensate ,
• redress ,
• correct ,

) make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" ;

5. (

• pay ,
• pay_off ,
• make_up ,
• compensate ,

) do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" ;

6. (

• compensate ,
• recompense ,
• remunerate

) make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" ;