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What is the verb for compensation?

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compensate
  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. (transitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
  4. To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. balance, offset, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralise, neutralize, counterpoise, counterweigh, equilibrize, redress, negate, outweigh, even up, square up, balance out, cancel out, set off, nullify, redeem, make up for, equalize, equalise, compensate for, correct, even out, negative, cancel, square, atone for, annul, requite, equipoise, tip the scales, make up, redress the balance, recoup, undo, counterweight, rectify, equiponderate, amend, atone, defuse, overcome, limit, restrict, antagonise, counter, repel … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “An increase in buyers will compensate for the drop in price.”
      “He is working harder than ever to compensate for his dismal showing in last year's tournament.”
      “I assure you that the company will compensate you for your hard work.”
compense
  1. (obsolete) To compensate.
compensates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compensate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. balances, offsets, counteracts, counterbalances, countervails, neutralises, neutralizes, counterpoises, counterweighs, equilibrizes, redresses, negates, outweighs, evens up, squares up, balances out, cancels out, sets off, atones, expiates, recompenses, rectifies, squares, does penance for, atones for, makes good, makes amends, makes up, makes reparation, makes restitution, makes up for, makes amends for, makes recompense, makes redress for, makes reparation for, puts to rights, pays, remunerates, reimburses, repays, indemnifies, recoups, requites, pays back, refunds, pays off, pays compensation, pays up, ponies up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The savings on cooling equipment more than compensates for the price premium we pay for high-efficiency lighting.”
      “Our legal system compensates victims of wrongdoing with fiscal remuneration.”
      “In both cases, apology hardly compensates for the manifest evidence as to the scale of one's ineptitude.”
compensateth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of compensate
compensatest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of compensate
compensated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of compensate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. balanced, offset, offsetted, counteracted, counterbalanced, countervailed, neutralised, neutralized, counterpoised, counterweighed, equilibrized, redressed, negated, outweighed, evened up, squared up, balanced out, cancelled out, canceled out, set off, atoned, expiated, recompensed, rectified, squared, did penance for, done penance for, atoned for, made good, made amends, made up, made reparation, made restitution, made up for, made amends for, made recompense, made redress for, made reparation for, put to rights, paid, payed, remunerated, reimbursed, repaid, indemnified, recouped, requited, paid back, refunded … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The two low magnetic field electric motors feature compensated stray fields and are each rated at 125kW for minehunting.”
      “If a hog barn is built next to my farm and affects my quality of life and property value, I can't be compensated.”
      “The missile warhead incorporates a dynamically compensated shaped and copper lined charge.”
compensating
  1. present participle of compensate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. balancing, offsetting, counteracting, counterbalancing, countervailing, neutralising, neutralizing, counterpoising, counterweighing, equilibrizing, redressing, negating, outweighing, evening up, squaring up, balancing out, cancelling out, canceling out, setting off, atoning, expiating, recompensing, rectifying, squaring, doing penance for, atoning for, making good, making amends, making up, making reparation, making restitution, making up for, making amends for, making recompense, making redress for, making reparation for, putting to rights, paying, remunerating, reimbursing, repaying, indemnifying, recouping, requiting, paying back, refunding, paying off, paying compensation, paying up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The sources and drains of the compensating transistors are connected together so that they transistors act as capacitors.”
      “They might be vastly overpaid, but their money will never get anywhere near compensating investors for any wrongdoing.”
      “She has had to be imaginative and resourceful in finding compensating sources.”
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