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UK
/kˈɒmpɹəmˌaɪz/
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[ US /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ ]
VERB
-
make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise -
expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy - settle by concession
NOUN
- a middle way between two extremes
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an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'
How To Use compromise In A Sentence
- While maintaining a level of accessibility and providing information are important, this must not dumb the work down, compromise the artists' intentions, or remove the challenge aspect of art that many people thrive on.
- One of the nastiest is the way in which male honour is seen as bound up with female behaviour so that any supposed compromise or scandal in what happens to women, even becoming a rape victim, justifies violence against them as well as against their abusers or seducers; hence the 'honour killings' of young girls that disfigure some societies even today. Temple Address: "Becoming Trustworthy: Respect and Self-Respect" Church House
- The "lawmen" in the Justice Department, etc, who are doing the hard work to bring these Wall Street criminals to the courthouse will be compromised. Stephen Gyllenhaal: Goldman and Sachs and Lipstick and Rouge
- Accordingly he compromised by saying that while the present world as it is is not eternal, it came from a primitive "hyle" or matter, which was eternal. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
- Disclosure of information would compromise the proper conduct of the investigation.
- Ministers are attempting to come up with a compromise to avoid defeat on Wednesday. Times, Sunday Times
- The final proposals were a rather unsuccessful compromise between the need for profitability and the demands of local conservationists.
- In the end the sentence-for criminal conspiracy, corruption and bribery-was a compromise.
- The spokesman made it evident that no compromise was yet in sight.
- Make a boot disk in case your computer is damaged or compromised