- cover, compensate, overcompensate - make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
--1 is one way to compensate, counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun overcompensation1
Something ----s something
- over-correct, overcompensate - make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
--2 is one way to right, compensate, redress, correct
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something