compensate

com·pen·sate

verb \ˈkäm-pən-ˌsāt, -ˌpen-\

com·pen·sat·edcom·pen·sat·ing

Definition of COMPENSATE

transitive verb

: to subject to or remedy by physiological compensation <compensated hypertensive patients>

intransitive verb

: to undergo or engage in psychic or physiological compensation <his aggression was an attempt to compensate for inherent passivity>