| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to: balance, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, offset, set off. See ORDER. 2. To give compensation to: indemnify, pay, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite. See PAY. 3. To make up for: balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, neutralize, offset, outweigh, redeem, set off. See SUBSTITUTE. 4. To give payment to in return for goods or services rendered: pay, recompense, remunerate. See PAY. 5. To give a satisfactory return to: indemnify, pay, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, reward. See PAY.
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