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