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compensate
verb
Reveal meaning and examples
To make up for a loss or disadvantage, or to provide payment for work.
An extra practice session could compensate for the rehearsal that was canceled.
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.