| NOUN | act | compromise, via media | a middle way between two extremes |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | compromise | an accommodation in which both sides make concessions | |
| VERB | communication | compromise | make a compromise / compromise |
| communication | compromise | settle by concession | |
| communication | compromise | expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute |
| Sounds | kaa'mprahmay.z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | A middle way between two extremes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | via media | |
| Broader | cooperation | joint operation or action |
| Spanish | compromiso, término medio | |
| Catalan | terme mitjà | |
| Verbs | compromise | settle by concession |
| compromise | make a compromise / compromise | |
| Meaning | An accommodation in which both sides make concessions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it 'business as usual'" | |
| Instances | Missouri Compromise | An agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories |
| Broader | accommodation | A settlement of differences |
| Spanish | acuerdo, arreglo, avenencia, transacción | |
| Catalan | avinença, compromís, transacció | |
| Verbs | compromise | settle by concession |
| compromise | make a compromise / compromise | |
| Meaning | make a compromise / compromise; arrive at a compromise / compromise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | we all must compromise" | |
| Narrower | give and take | make mutual concessions |
| whore | Compromise oneself for money or other gains | |
| Broader | agree | achieve harmony / harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose |
| Spanish | pactar | |
| Catalan | pactar | |
| Nouns | compromise | a middle way between two extremes |
| compromise | an accommodation in which both sides make concessions | |
| Meaning | Settle by concession. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Entails | agree, hold, concur, concord | Be in accord / accord |
| Broader | settle, square off, square up, determine | Settle conclusively |
| Spanish | comprometerse, comprometer, pactar | |
| Catalan | pactar | |
| Nouns | compromise | a middle way between two extremes |
| compromise | an accommodation in which both sides make concessions | |
| Meaning | expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy" | |
| Broader | queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
| Spanish | comprometer | |
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