Compensate vs. Makeup — What's the Difference?

To offset; counterbalance.

The way in which something is composed or arranged; composition or construction.

To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse

(Printing) The arrangement or composition, as of type or illustrations, on a page or in a book.

To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.

The qualities or temperament that constitute a personality; disposition

To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance.

Cosmetics applied especially to the face.

To do (something good) after (something bad) happens

Materials, such as cosmetics and costumes, that an actor or actress uses in portraying a role.

To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

A special examination for a student who has been absent from or has failed a previous examination.

(ambitransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.

An item's composition.

To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.

Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses.

(manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.

To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for.

(education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.

To make amends; to supply an equivalent; - followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.

(ambitransitive) To put makeup on (someone or something).

Adjust or make up for;

The way in which the parts of anything are put together.

Make amends for; pay compensation for;

The constituent parts of anything; as, the makeup of the new congress was predominantly conservative.

Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities;

Cosmetics applied to the face, such as lipstick, facial power, or eye shadow.

Make reparations or amends for;

The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor.

Do or give something to somebody in return;

The effect or appearance of the wearing of makeup (in senses 3 or 4); often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character; as, her makeup was very realistic.

Make payment to; compensate;

An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up examination; as, the student took his make-up on Saturday.

The appearance of a page of a publication, specifically the type style of the text and the spatial arrangement of the text, illustrations, advertising material etc., on the page.

The art or process of arranging the portions of a printed publication on the pages for esthetic reasons or for optimal effect on the reader.

The way in which someone or something is composed

Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event;