Verb (used with object) : They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble. ,He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : His occasional courtesies did not compensate for his general rudeness.    From Dictionary.com. 

How well they are compensated is a matter of debate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pepsi-iTunes Super Bowl ad blasted] Reference

But Palin compensated for what she lacked in talent (and height) with a freakish intensity.    From Wordnik.com.  [“She thought she was right” - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

The only part of the bill where unsecured creditors might be compensated is from a fund that is maintained by a fee imposed on the banks.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOP Senators united in opposition to current financial reform bill] Reference

I was never compensated, which is fine -- I survived.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

How are record labels compensated in the cloud business model?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Music In The Cloud] Reference

At the outreach center, Mr. Wharton-El works 20 hours a week under a federal program called compensated work therapy.    From Wordnik.com.  [QCOnline Metro News] Reference

When hepatic cirrhosis does not accompany symptoms such as jaundice, ascites and encephalopathy, it is called compensated cirrhosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [JCN Newswire] Reference

The terrible vibration and gas flow problems of the first stage were "compensated" with a complex electronic system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moon Outpost or Bust - NASA Watch] Reference

Holders of municipal stock cannot be "compensated," if it is taken from them.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of the Fabian Society] Reference

The Saudis also want to be "compensated" by the West as their oil reserves dry up!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Australian Islamist Monitor]

The demands from McTeague, Volpe and Layton, that she be "compensated" out-of-court?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference

The fact that Libya was never "compensated" for the centrifuges added to the insult.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Guardian World News] Reference

But I got a promotion at work and that kind of compensated for my grief of not cracking CAT.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

To get you into this space in the first place, users would be "compensated" in some way for their time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kotaku] Reference

This is beyond the disagreement I have with the larger context of your article: whether or not these athletes are in fact "compensated".    From Wordnik.com.  [The American Spectator] Reference

I don’t believe in applies to professional services for which one is fairly compensated, which is what national service would involve.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Mandatory “National Service” Violate the Thirteenth Amendment?] Reference

Elizabeth compensated by deferring to him in private.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mother And Queen] Reference

But bank CEOs are well-compensated for their troubles.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World According To TARP] Reference

Lenders expect to be compensated for their money's loss of value.    From Wordnik.com.  [Facing Up To Reality] Reference

Present owners will be compensated based on independent valuation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: A New Food Pyramid] Reference

Some refugees would be repatriated and others would be compensated.    From Wordnik.com.  [And Now, A Glimmer Of Hope] Reference

Maintaining that continuity I think accounts for the way I'm compensated.    From Wordnik.com.  ['He Was Everything I Look For'] Reference

Facing higher prices, workers expected to be compensated with higher wages.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE BIG NEWS THAT WE MISS] Reference

WAGES Imposed an immediate and total Consumers will be compensated freeze on pay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Too Little And Too Late?] Reference

Since then, he has quickly compensated for his late start, directing seven more films.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daring Filipinos Not To Look Away] Reference

Yes, public debt rose, but the boost in growth and tax revenues more than compensated.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Leader Who Looms] Reference

He answered to his name, he reacted to music and he compensated well by using visual cues.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sun Has Finally Come Out for Alex] Reference

Sometimes it's subtle: a member compensated at campaign time for voting the way he would have voted anyway.    From Wordnik.com.  [Keeping It In The Bedroom] Reference

Their chagrin is partially compensated by Bush's willingness to cooperate in the Balkans -- a welcome surprise.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Echo Of An Alliance] Reference

He compensated for his short stature (a trait he bequeathed to his eldest son) by referring to himself as the "Short Me.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Feeling Dean's Pain] Reference

In fact, my research was finished a month before the group contacted me to testify, and I was compensated only for travel expenses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference