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1 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) αποζημιώνω2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) αναπληρώνω, αντισταθμίζω•- compensation -
2 redeem
[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) εξαγοράζω, παίρνω πίσω2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) εξαγοράζω την ελευθερία (ομήρου)/ λυτρώνω3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) εξιλεώνω•- Redeemer- redemption
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3 redress
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compensate — ► VERB 1) give (someone) something to reduce or balance the bad effect of loss, suffering, or injury. 2) (compensate for) make up for (something undesirable) by exerting an opposite force or effect. DERIVATIVES compensator noun compensatory… … English terms dictionary
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