What is another word for compensate?

Common synonyms for compensate include counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up.

What is the past tense of compensate?

The past tense of compensate is compensated.

/ˈkɑm.pənˌseɪt/verb3 syllables

Compensate means: adjust for.

verb, as in adjust for

counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up

verb, as in make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

cover, overcompensate, insure, underwrite

verb, as in make amends for; pay compensation for

recompense, repair, indemnify

verb, as in make reparations or amends for

verb, as in do or give something to somebody in return

pay, pay off, make up

verb, as in make payment to; compensate

recompense, remunerate

also used for compensate

guerdon, atone, acclimatize, reimburse, offset, acclimate, accommodate, accustom, adapt, accord, amend, appease, equate, expiate, harmonize

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verb

adjust for“engineers will work to correct the effects of air resistance”

make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities“he is compensating for being a bad father”

make amends for; pay compensation for“One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich”

make reparations or amends for“right a wrong 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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

You must compensate him for the money he lost.AlanF_US
Expensive meals can't compensate for lack of sleep.CM
I worked hard to compensate for the loss.CK
The insurance company will compensate her for the loss.unknown
Sami will for sure be generous and compensate you for your time.OsoHombre
No future can compensate for what you let happen in the present.Ricardo14
My dedication and motivation to succeed will compensate for my lack of prior employment.Nuel
Expensive meals don't compensate for lack of sleep.Tom9358

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as a verb