compensate
v.
1640s, "to be equivalent;" 1650s, "to counterbalance, make up for," from Latin compensatus, past participle of compensare "to weigh one thing (against another)," thus, "to counterbalance," from com- "with" (see com-) + pensare, frequentative of pendere "to weigh" (see pendant). Meaning "to recompense, remunerate" is from 1814. Related: Compensated; compensating.
〔李〕[com-=together一起；pens=to weigh称；-ate v.=to make使……→“to make one thing weighed together with another so as to make a balance使某物与其他物一起称，以达到平衡”→] v. make a balancing payment for some loss;make up赔偿；补偿