Dictionary Check: compensate
"compensate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
20
points
Definition
verb
adjust for
Example:
"engineers will work to correct the effects of air resistance"
verb
make amends for; pay compensation for
Example:
"One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"
verb
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
Example:
"he is compensating for being a bad father"
verb
make reparations or amends for
Example:
"right a wrong done to the victims of the Holocaust"
verb
do or give something to somebody in return
Example:
"Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
verb
make payment to; compensate
Example:
"My efforts were not remunerated"
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