adjust for; engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
[ Syn: counterbalance , correct , make up , even out , even off , even up ]
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
[ Syn: recompense , repair , indemnify ]
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; he is compensating for being a bad father
[ Syn: cover , overcompensate ]
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
[ Syn: recompense , remunerate ]