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compromise
/ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
a middle way between two extremes
- verb
make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise
- verb
settle by concession
- noun
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'
- verb
expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy