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make payment to
compensate
e.g. My efforts were not remunerated
Synonym: recompense remunerate
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make amends for
pay compensation for
e.g. One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
e.g. She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident
Synonym: recompense repair indemnify
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do or give something to somebody in return
e.g. Does she pay you for the work you are doing?
Synonym: pay pay off make up
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make reparations or amends for
e.g. right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
Synonym: right redress correct
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adjust for
e.g. engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
Synonym: counterbalance correct make up even out even off even up
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make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
e.g. he is compensating for being a bad father
Synonym: cover overcompensate