nnoun.acta middle way between two extremesSynset:via media
Derivationally Related Form:compromise
Hypernyms:cooperation
Inherited Hypernyms:compromisecooperationgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:compromisecooperationgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationan accommodation in which both sides make concessionsExamples:- the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it 'business as usual'
Derivationally Related Form:compromise
Hypernyms:accommodation
Inherited Hypernyms:compromiseaccommodationsettlementagreementstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Instance Hyponyms:Missouri Compromise
vverb.communicationmake a compromise; arrive at a compromise; we all must compromise"Examples:- nobody will get everything he wants
Derivationally Related Form:compromise
Hypernyms:agree
Inherited Hypernyms:compromiseagree
Direct Hyponyms:give and takewhore
Full Troponyms:give and takewhore
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationsettle by concessionDerivationally Related Form:compromise
Hypernyms:determine settle square off square up
Inherited Hypernyms:compromisesettleconcludeagree
Entailment:agree concord concur hold
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationexpose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disreputeExamples:- The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy
Hypernyms:endanger expose peril queer scupper
Inherited Hypernyms:compromisequeeraffectchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something