To do (something good) after (something bad) happens / To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

simple past tense and past participle of compensate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compensate

present participle of compensate

(literally) A party or thing which compensates, pays or otherwise provides a compensation / Any device used to compensate for something, notably to achieve a better balance

The act or principle of compensating. / Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.

(obsolete) To compensate.

plural of compensation

(obsolete) compensation

that compensates for something; compensatory