compromise
compromise n
Fr.
- Concession; settlement; mediation; negotiation; mutual surrender; give and take agreement; [fig.] promise; betrothal; covenant; marriage contract.
compromise [-d] v
see compromise, n.
- Settle; concede; come to an agreement by the partial surrender of position.
- Jeopardize; make vulnerable; put at risk.
- Expose; divulge; reveal the secret of.