"Against a stupidity that is in fashion, no wisdom compensates." ~ José Ortega y Gasset
He had said he was shot last week but now he has allegedly admitted that he made the whole thing up.
"It may seem paradoxical, but the police tactics that protesters have recently denounced as harassment and discrimination actually overcompensate for what is, in essence, a weak police presence in these neighborhoods," writes Jill Leovy.
compensate
Line breaks: com|pen|sate
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmpɛnseɪt /
Definition of compensate in English:
VERB
1[ WITH OBJECT] Give (someone) something, typicallymoney, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injuryincurred; recompense:payments were made to farmers to compensatethem for cuts in subsidies
2.1Act so as to neutralize or correct (a deficiency orabnormality in a physical property or effect):the output voltage rises, compensating for theoriginal fall
Origin
mid 17th century (in the sense 'counterbalance'): fromLatin compensat- 'weighed against', from the verbcompensare, from com- 'together' + pensare(frequentative of pendere 'weigh').
Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈkɒmpɛnseɪt /
MAKE UP
1. Put together, construct or compose, as in The druggist made up the prescription, or The tailor said he could make up a suit from this fabric. This usage was first recorded in 1530.
2. Constitute, form, as in One hundred years make up a century. [Late 1500s]
3. Change one's appearance; apply cosmetics. For example, He made himself up as an old man. [c. 1800]
4. Devise a fiction or falsehood; invent. For example, Mary is always making up stories for her children, or Is that account true or did you make it up? This usage was first recorded in 1828.
5. Compensate for, provide for a deficiency, as in Can you make up the difference in the bill? or What he lacks in height he makes up in skill. This usage was first recorded in 1538. Also see make up for lost time.
6. Repeat a course, take a test or do an assignment at a later time because of previous absence or failure. For example, Steve will have to make up calculus this summer, or The professor is letting me make up the exam tomorrow.
7. Also, make it up. Resolve a quarrel, as in The Sweeneys argue a lot but they always make up before going to sleep, or Will you two ever make it up? The first usage was first recorded in 1699, the variant in 1669.
8. Put in order, as in We asked them to make up the room for us, or Can you make up another bed in this room? [Early 1800s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with make up.
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