compromise

compromise n

Fr.

1. Concession; settlement; mediation; negotiation; mutual surrender; give and take agreement; [fig.] promise; betrothal; covenant; marriage contract.

compromise [-d] v

see compromise, n.

1. Settle; concede; come to an agreement by the partial surrender of position.
2. Jeopardize; make vulnerable; put at risk.
3. Expose; divulge; reveal the secret of.