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单词 compensate
释义 Verb: compensate  'kómpun`seyt
  1. Adjust for
    - counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up 
  2. Make amends for; pay compensation for
    "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
    - recompense, repair, indemnify 
  3. Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
    "he is compensating for being a bad father"
    - cover, overcompensate 
  4. Make reparations or amends for
    - right, redress, correct 
  5. Do or give something to somebody in return
    - pay, pay off, make up 
  6. Make payment to; compensate
    - recompense, remunerate

Derived forms: compensated, compensates, compensating

See also: compensation

Type of: alter, balance, change, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, modify, pay, settle

Encyclopedia: Compensate

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