1. compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up, balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
usage: adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
2. compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify, pay
usage: make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
3. cover, compensate, overcompensate, compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up
usage: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"