Compromise word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "compromise" word
[noun] an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
[verb] settle by concession
[verb] make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"
[verb] expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"
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\Com"pro*mise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compromised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compromising}.] [From {Compromise}, n.; cf. {Compromit}.] 1. To bind by mutual agreement; to agree. [Obs.] Laban and himself were compromised That all the eanlings which were streaked and pied Should fall as Jacob's hire. --Shak. 2. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound. The controversy may easily be compromised. --Fuller. 3. To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion. To pardon all who had been compromised in the late disturbances. --Motley.
\Com"pro*mise\, v. i. 1. To agree; to accord. [Obs.] 2. To make concession for conciliation and peace.
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See also: accommodation | agree | concord | concur | cooperation | determine | endanger | expose | give and take | hold | Missouri Compromise | peril | queer | scupper | settle | square off | square up |
Related terms: adjustment, amends, compensation, fix up, foreign affairs, gamble, good-neighbor policy, half measures, happy medium, indemnity, mar, middle way, peace offensive, preparedness, satisfaction, settle, smooth it over, split the difference, surrender, the big stick, Truman Doctrine, understanding
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Let's analyse "compromise" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ESIMORPMOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 2635 milliseconds. [info]
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compromise: 6 + 6 + 9 + 5 = 26, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight. |
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