English to English
compromise
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noun (n)
- an accommodation in which both sides make concessions(noun.communication)Example:
The newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'.
source: wordnet30 - A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make a compromise; arrive at a compromise(verb.communication)Example:
Nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise.
source: wordnet30 - settle by concession(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute(verb.communication)Example:
The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy.
source: wordnet30 - To bind by mutual agreement; to agree.(verb)source: webster1913
- To agree; to accord.(verb)source: webster1913