Compromise
['kɒmprəmaɪz] or ['kɑmprəmaɪz]
Definition
(noun.) a middle way between two extremes.
(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'.
Typist: Yvette--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.
(n.) A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement.
(n.) A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right.
(n.) To bind by mutual agreement; to agree.
(n.) To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
(n.) 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.
(v. i.) To agree; to accord.
(v. i.) To make concession for conciliation and peace.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Agreement, composition, adjustment, settlement.
v. a. [1]. Adjust, settle, compound.[2]. Compromit, bring into danger, put at hazard, put in jeopardy.[3]. Engage, pledge, implicate, commit.
v. n. Agree, compound, come to an agreement, come to an understanding.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Arbitrate, adjust, compose, settle, endanger, implicate, involve
ANT:Aggravate, excite, foster, perpetuate, exempt, enfranchise, disengage,extricate, exonerate
Typist: Murray
Definition
n. a settlement of differences by mutual concession adjustment of one's theories or principles.—v.t. to settle by mutual agreement and concession: to pledge: to involve or bring into question—to expose one's self to risk of danger or misunderstanding.—p.adj. Com′promised exposed to danger or discredit.
Editor: Verna
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.
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Examples
- We compromise her safety, perhaps, by staying here. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- That there are people whom it is necessary to detest without compromise. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We made a compromise of everything. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- What kind of compromise would you recommend? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He agreed to this compromise, and if Caddy had ever been happy in her life, she was happy when we sat down to work. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- For the action was only just begun; and it wouldn't have done to let Mr. Pickwick compromise it then, even if he had been so disposed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I would rather compromise myself than compromise you. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It was the orthodox theology that the new scientific advances had compromised, but the angry theologians declared that it was religion. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Lady Dedlock, here is a family name compromised. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- To speak truth, I compromised matters; I served two masters: I bowed down in the houses of Rimmon, and lifted the heart at another shrine. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- You have compromised me by being seen about with me, endeavouring to counteract this Mr Eugene Wrayburn. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Not compromised. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But this put me into such a tremble lest they should detain me there that she soon recalled her words and compromised for a rest of half an hour. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You have compromised yourself seriously. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is remarkable that her carelessness never compromises her refinement. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The Established Church of England is one of the most typical and successful of the resulting compromises. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- No; she was not made for mean and shabby surroundings, for the squalid compromises of poverty. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And when one hears good talk one can join in it without compromising any opinions but one's own; or one can listen, and answer it inwardly. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Rosamond never committed a second compromising indiscretion. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And you can ask for it without compromising yourself? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I imagine her jealous of compromising her pride, of relinquishing her power, of sharing her property. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I was over-zealous in my younger time--I ran the risk of compromising myself and others. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- If Lady Glyde does know the Secret, she must know also that it is a compromising secret for you. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It is possible, my friend, that your ardour is a little compromising. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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