Dictionary
verb : COMPENSATING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" ;
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2. (
) make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" ;
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3. (
) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" ;
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4. (
) make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" ;
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5. (
) do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" ;
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6. (
) make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated" ;
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