compromise
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compromise¹
- /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ UK
- /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˈkɔmpɹəˌmɑez/ Australia
- [ˈkɔmpɹəˌmɑe̯z] Australia
- /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ New Zealand
- [ˈkɔ̟mpɹəˌmɑe̯z] New Zealand
Rhymes with -aɪz
Where it comes from
From Middle French compromis, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin compromissum (“a compromise, originally a mutual promise to refer to arbitration”), prop. neuter of Latin compromissus, past participle of compromittere (“to make a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter”), from com- (“together”) + promittere (“to promise”); see promise.
noun compromises
- The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. But basely yielded upon compromise / That which his noble ancestors achieved with blows.
- A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender. a compromise of character or right
- A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself.
verb compromises · compromising · compromised
- To bind by mutual agreement. Laban and himself were compromised / That all the eanlings which were streaked and pied / Should fall as Jacob's hire.
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To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
The controversy may easily be compromised.
Similar: split the difference
- To find a way between extremes.
- 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. to pardon all who had been compromised in the late disturbances
- To cause impairment of.
- To illegally expose. He compromised dozens of United States Government classified documents […]
- To breach (a security system). They tried to compromise the security in the computer by guessing the password.
Compromise²
proper noun
- A township in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: via media, give-and-take, obligation, reconciliation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, agreement, committed, reconcile, pledge, settlement, bargaining, commit, promise, concession
Translations
Every language
noun settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
| Español | convenio, avenencia, transigencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타협 tahyeop |
| 日本語 | 妥協 dakyō, 折衷 setchū, 和解, 譲歩 jōho, 歩み寄り ayumiyori, 折り合い oriai |
| 中文 | 妥協 /妥协 tuǒxié, 和解 héjiě, 折衷 zhézhōng, 折中 zhézhōng |
| हिन्दी | समझौता samjhautā, सुलह sulah |
| Português | meio-termo, acordo, compromisso, concessão |
| Français | compromis, concession |
| Deutsch | Kompromiss, Ausgleich |
| Italiano | compromesso |
| Ελληνικά | συμβιβασμός symvivasmós |
| Română | compromis |
| Русский | компроми́сс kompromíss |
| العربية | حَل وَسَط ḥal wasaṭ, تَسْوِيَة taswiya |
| עברית | פְּשָׁרָה pshára |
verb to bind by mutual agreement
| Español | comprometerse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | einen Kompromiss schließen, sich einigen, eine Abmachung machen |
| Italiano | pattuire |
verb to adjust and settle by mutual concessions
| Español | transigir, transar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 折中 zhézhōng |
| Deutsch | einen Kompromiss finden, vermitteln |
| Italiano | trovare un compromesso, pattuire |
| Ελληνικά | συμβιβασμός symvivasmós |
| Русский | идти́ на компроми́сс idtí na kompromíss |
| Tiếng Việt | thoả hiệp |
verb to pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger
| Русский | скомпромети́ровать skomprometírovatʹ |
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verb to breach a security system
| 中文 | 入侵 rùqīn, 危及 wēijí |
|---|---|
| Français | compromettre |
| Deutsch | kompromittieren |
| Русский | компромети́ровать komprometírovatʹ |
| العربية | يخترق |
Talk about this word "compromise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compromise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. compromise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compromise "compromise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compromise.Cite this
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title = {compromise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compromise},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
