compensate
/ˈkɑm·pənˌseɪt/ v [I] (EXCHANGE)Definition
› to take the place of something useful or needed with something else of similar value: When you have a disability, you learn to compensate by doing other things well.
(Definition of compensate v (EXCHANGE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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