LEARNit Dictionary
compensate
verb
/ˈkɒmpenseɪt/
UK
/ˈkɑːmpenseɪt/
US
C1+
1
C1+
to provide something good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc.
جبران کردن, تلافی کردن
synonym
make up for
2
to act in order to balance or correct something wrong or not normal
جبران کردن, تعادل برقرار کردن, موازنه برقرار کردن, تعدیل کردن, ترمیم کردن
In the second experiment, the temperature was raised to compensate for this bias.
synonym
make up for
3
C1+
to pay somebody money because they have suffered some damage, loss, injury, etc.
غرامت دادن, جبران کردن, پرداخت خسارت
Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.