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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋkɑmprәˏmaIz 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊkɒmprәmaiz 〕


Overview of noun compromise

The noun compromise has 2 senses


  • compromise, via media -- (a middle way between two extremes)

  • compromise -- (an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'")


Overview of verb compromise

The verb compromise has 3 senses


  • compromise -- (make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise")

  • compromise -- (settle by concession)

  • compromise -- (expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy")