compensate

Definition

  • verb: to provide something good as a balance against something bad or undesirable
  • verb: to be equivalent to
  • used with 'for'
  • synonyms: recompense, requite, counterbalance

Examples

  • The price of the item has been reduced to 'compensate for' a defect.

  • She was not 'compensated' for the damage done to her car.

  • His enthusiasm 'compensates for' his lack of skill.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) No. Good afternoon. Thank you for interrupting your schedules. They have already been adjusted to compensate... I hardly ever see children around here. Please, check in with your unit... A lot of them were lost in an epidemic a few years ago. - I have an announcement for the citizens of . (..)
    2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1