Overview of noun compromise

The noun compromise has 2 senses

• compromise, via media -- (a middle way between two extremes)


• compromise -- (an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'")

Overview of verb compromise

The verb compromise has 3 senses

• compromise -- (make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise")


• compromise -- (settle by concession)


• compromise -- (expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy")