補う

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

おぎなう【補う】

supplement ((a thing with another thing; a thing by doing))；〔欠損を〕make up for

家庭教師をして生活費を補った
He supplemented his regular income by working as a tutor.

不足額は臨時費で補った
The deficit was 「made up with [covered by] money from the contingencies [incidental expenses].

彼女の長所は短所を補って余りある
Her good points more than offset [compensate for] her weaknesses.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」