| VERB | stative | even out, compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even off, even up | adjust for |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | even out, flush, level, even | make level or straight | |
| change | even out, even | become even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even | |
| change | even out, even | make even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even |
| Meaning | Adjust for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even off, even up | |
| Narrower | carry | compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance |
| cover, compensate, overcompensate | make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities | |
| Broader | balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise | Bring into balance or equilibrium |
| See also | even | make even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even |
| Spanish | compensar, contrapesar, corregir | |
| Catalan | contrapesar | |
| Meaning | make level or straight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | flush, level, even | |
| Narrower | grade | Level to the right gradient |
| strickle, strike | Smooth with a strickle | |
| strickle | level off with a strickle in a measuring container | |
| Broader | change surface | Undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface |
| Spanish | allanar, igualar, nivelar, uniformar | |
| Catalan | allisar, anivellar, aplanar, esplanar, igualar, tapar sots, terraplenar | |
| Meaning | Become even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "even out the surface" | |
| Synonym | even | |
| Caused by | even, even out | make even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | igualar, nivelar | |
| Catalan | anivellar, igualar | |
| Meaning | make even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | even | |
| Cause to | even, even out | Become even / even / even / even / even or more even / even / even / even / even |
| Broader | regularize, regularise | make regular or more regular |
| Spanish | igualar, nivelar | |
| Catalan | anivellar, igualar | |
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