compromise
Nouns
- (n) a middle way between two extremes via media,
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(n) an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
- the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it "business as usual"
Verbs
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(v) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
- nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise
- (v) settle by concession
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(v) expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
- The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy