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Noun: compromise 'kómpru`mIz- A middle way between two extremes
- via media, halfway house [Brit] - An accommodation in which both sides make concessions
"the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it 'business as usual'" - halfway house [Brit] Verb: compromise 'kómpru`mIz- Make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
"nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise" - Settle by concession
- Expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
"The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"
Derived forms: compromises, compromised, compromising Type of: accommodation, agree, cooperation, determine, endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper, settle, square off, square up Encyclopedia: Compromise |