RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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To make up for a loss or disadvantage, or to provide payment for work.

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compensate

An extra practice session could compensate for the rehearsal that was canceled.
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Mara identified an inequity when equally eligible newcomers were assigned only hidden corners while the organizers' friends received every entrance table. To compensate the disadvantaged clubs, the group offered a rotation that gave them comparable time near the entrance.
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