compromise
noun
1. a middle way between two extremes
Definition categories: act, cooperation
2. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
- the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'
Definition categories: communication, accommodation
Sentences with compromise as a noun:
- a compromise of character or right
verb
1. make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
- nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise
Definition categories: communication, agree
2. settle by concession
Definition categories: communication, determine, settle
3. expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
- The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy
Definition categories: communication, endanger, expose, peril, scupper
Sentences with compromise as a verb:
- He tried to compromise the security in the computer by guessing the password.