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has gloss | (verb) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father" compensate, overcompensate, cover |
lexicalization | eng: compensate |
lexicalization | eng: cover |
lexicalization | eng: overcompensate |
subclass of | (verb) adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance" even out, make up, even up, counterbalance, even off, correct, compensate |
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lexicalization | deu: überkompensieren |
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lexicalization | fra: surcompenser |
Hungarian | |
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lexicalization | hun: túlkompenzál |
Turkish | |
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lexicalization | tur: fazlasýyla karþýlamak |
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