compensate

/kˈɑmpənsˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. adjust for
   “engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”
2. make amends for; pay compensation for
   “One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”
3. make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
   “he is compensating for being a bad father”
4. make reparations or amends for
   “right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”
5. do or give something to somebody in return
   “Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”
6. make payment to; compensate
   “My efforts were not remunerated”

Synonyms for compensate

• counterbalance
• correct
• make up
• even out
• even off
• even up
• recompense
• repair
• indemnify
• cover
• overcompensate
• right
• redress
• pay
• pay off
• remunerate

Words that rhyme with compensate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate