·vi To make amends; to supply an equivalent;
— followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.
II. Compensate ·vt To be equivalent in value or effect to; to Counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for.
III. Compensate ·vt To make equal return to; to Remunerate; to Recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses.