See compensate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To act as an equalizing weight or force to:
balance, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, offset, set off. See orderTo make up for:
balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, neutralize, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off. See substituteTo give compensation to:
indemnify, pay, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite. See payTo give payment to in return for goods or services rendered:
pay, recompense, remunerate. See payTo give a satisfactory return to:
indemnify, pay, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, reward. See pay
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