プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
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.