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compensate
/ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt/ · 10 letters · 9 distinct letters
- verb
adjust for
engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
- verb
make amends for; pay compensation for
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
he is compensating for being a bad father
- verb
make reparations or amends for
right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
- verb
do or give something to somebody in return
Does she pay you for the work you are doing?