compensate vs reimburse

compensate and reimburse both are verbs.

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

As verbs, reimburse is a hyponym of compensate; that is, reimburse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compensate:

Other hyponyms of compensate include recoup.

compensate (verb)	reimburse (verb)
make payment to; compensate	pay back for some expense incurred
make amends for; pay compensation for	reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
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