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/kˈɑmprəmˌaɪzɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Compromise v. t. (past & past part. compromised; pres. part. compromising)

To bind by mutual agreement; to agree. (Obs.) "Laban and himself were compromised That all the eanlings which were streaked and pied Should fall as Jacob's hire."

To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound. "The controversy may easily be compromised."

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."

Compromise v. i.

To agree; to accord. (Obs.)

To make concession for conciliation and peace.

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Etymology of 'Compromising'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Compromising" Quotes from Famous Books

... establish a similar institution near her home in the South; where so many of our countrywomen, rendered destitute in consequence of the late war, need training which will enable them to do faithful remunerative work, without compromising their feminine refinement. While in Europe she inspected various industrial organizations; saw Kaiserswerth, and the Training Schools for Nurses, even the Swedish 'Naas Slojd', and her visit here is solely to verify the flattering accounts she has received of the success of ...

— At the Mercy of Tiberius • August Evans Wilson

... you choose in Paris?" asked the Foreign Secretary. "It should be a good one, I don't need to remind you, where Mademoiselle de Renzie could go without danger of compromising herself, in case she should be recognised in spite of the veil she's pretty certain to wear. Yet it shouldn't be in too central ...

— The Powers and Maxine • Charles Norris Williamson

... you should say that, sir,' replied the other stiffly. 'If you are not bent on compromising me by an indiscretion, I don't perceive the necessity of involving ...

— Lord Kilgobbin • Charles Lever

... economise here, and—and.... In vain she attempted to restrain the bold thoughts which now came rushing along.... If she should take Emil's fancy, if he should again ... if he should still be in love with her ... if he should ask her to be his wife? If she could be a bit clever, if she avoided compromising herself in any way, and understood how to fascinate him—she felt rather ashamed of her craftiness. But, after all, was it so bad that she should think of such things, considering that she was really in love with him, and had never loved any ...

— Bertha Garlan • Arthur Schnitzler

... compromising Castaldo, who is alone with her; and she ends the act by requesting the Austrian to murder Martinuzzi; to which he is so obliging as to consent, the more so, as an order comes from the Secretary of State for ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 5, 1841 • Various

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