Main Entry:

²compromise

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

compromised; compromis·ing

Date:

1598

transitive verb1obsolete : to bind by mutual agreement2: to adjust or settle by mutual concessions3 a: to expose to suspicion, discredit, or mischief <his reputation has been compromised> b: to reveal or expose to an unauthorized person and especially to an enemy <confidential information was compromised> c: to cause the impairment of <a compromised immune system> <a seriously compromised patient>intransitive verb1 a: to come to agreement by mutual concession b: to find or follow a way between extremes2: to make a shameful or disreputable concession <wouldn't compromise with their principles>

— com·pro·mis·er noun