compensate (for)

verb

Definition of compensate (for)next
as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensate (for)
  1. offset
  2. correct
  3. neutralize
Verb
  • This was offset by interest income on securities held in the Trust Account of $108,520 and a change in fair value of the convertible note of $66,021.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Plager, a small business owner, said his city needs to add new revenue sources to offset the growing cost of providing community services without raising taxes.
    Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of offset
Verb
  • Palace staffers also can contact rota reporters to get simple errors or false reports corrected.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Correction: This story has been updated to correct a quote from Yum CEO David Gibbs.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of correct
Verb
  • Ukraine has had success in neutralizing Russia's newer S-400 systems and now—with the Israeli attack—the Russian hardware has suffered a greater reputational setback.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Correa adds that going for a shade with a more peachy or orange undertone than your normal shade will help neutralize the blue and minimize those dark circles.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of neutralize
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“Compensate (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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