The Only Use of
compensate
in
Animal Farm
- They had had a hard year, and after the sale of part of the hay and corn, the stores of food for the winter were none too plentiful, but the windmill compensated for everything.
p. 68.4compensated = made up for
Definitions:
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(1)
(compensate as in: she compensates with extra effort) make up for; or adjust for
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(2)
(compensate as in: she is generously compensated) to make payment to someone