compensate vs equilibrate

compensate and equilibrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compensate	No	No	Yes	No
equilibrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, equilibrate is a hypernym of compensate; that is, equilibrate is a word with a broader meaning than compensate:

Other hypernyms of compensate include balance, equilibrise, equilibrize.

compensate (verb)	equilibrate (verb)
make payment to; compensate	bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
make amends for; pay compensation for	bring into balance or equilibrium
do or give something to somebody in return
make reparations or amends for
adjust for
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities