Compensar

compensar

compensar

v. compensate, reward; reimburse, pay back; make up for

= compensate, offset, repay, even out, balance, make + amends (for/to), balance out.
Ex: Whatever the immediate difficulties may be, they will be more than compensated for by the long-term benefits of automated bibliographic control.
Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.
Ex: The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning.
Ex: But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.
Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.
Ex: The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.
Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
----
* compensar a Alguien = make + it + up to + Alguien.
* compensar por = make up for, outweigh, outbalance.

ausgleichen;ersetzen;abfinden