A jelentése inkább: kompenzál valamit

Examples:
- To compensate for: make up for lost time.
- To make compensation for; make up for: made good the loss.
- to compensate: This will make up for your trouble.

Explanation:
make up for something
1. compensate for, redress, make amends for, atone for, balance out, offset, expiate, requite, make reparation for, make recompense for The compensation is intended to make up for stress caused.
2. offset, balance out, compensate for, redeem, cancel out, neutralize, counterbalance, counterweigh His skill makes up for his lack of speed

Ref: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/make+up+for