compensate

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Synonyms: compense, compensated, condensate, compensates, compendiate, decompensate, commentate, compensable, compensator, compensative

Antonyms: compense, compensated, condensate, compensates, compendiate, decompensate, commentate, compensable, compensator, compensative

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Verb

1. To [[do]] (something good) after (something bad) happens.
2. To [[pay]] or [[reward]] someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
3. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[make up]] for; to do something in place of something else; to [[correct]], [[satisfy]]; to reach an agreement such that the scales are [[literal|literally]] or ([[metaphor|metaphorically]]) [[balance]]d; to [[equalize]] or make [[even]].
4. To [[adjust]] or [[adapt]] to a change, often a harm or deprivation.

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