reimburse vs compensate

reimburse and compensate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of reimburse include recompense, remunerate.

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