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- But all trials bring their compensations.
- The boys dressed themselves, hid their accoutrements, and went off grieving that there were no outlaws any more, and wondering what modern civilization could claim to have done to compensate for their loss.
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as in: he compensates with extra effort Define
make up for; or adjust for
as in: she is generously compensated
Define
to make payment to someone (often in amends for a loss or inconvenience they suffered)
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