Compensate
Compensate verb - To provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury.
Equal and compensate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Equal" instead a verb "Compensate".
Equal
Equal verb - To produce something equal to (as in quality or value).
Compensate and equal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compensate" instead a verb "Equal".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Doogie, in order to compensate for his youth, feels he has to be the best so he isn't underestimated, while Jack also needs to prove himself equal to the exceptional Doogie.
Source: Always Someone Better - There's equal hints that Anakin argued with authority figure to compensate for spending almost a decade of his life as property and disliked being reminded of it.
Cite this Source
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