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Noun compromise has 2 senses
  1. compromise, via media - a middle way between two extremes
    --1 is a kind of cooperation
    Derived forms: verb compromise1, verb compromise2
  2. compromise - an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
    --2 is a kind of     accommodation
    --2 has particulars: Missouri Compromise
    Derived forms: verb compromise1, verb compromise2
,Verb compromise has 3 senses
  1. compromise - make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"
    --1 is one way to     agree
    Derived forms: noun compromise2, noun compromise1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. compromise - settle by concession
    --2 is one way to     settle, square off, square up, determine
    Derived forms: noun compromise2, noun compromise1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. compromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"
    --3 is one way to     queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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