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compromise 1, noun(dictionary)
compromise 2, verb(dictionary)

compromise(1) (iou)



compromise noun & adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French compromis from Latin compromissum use as noun of neut. pa. pple of compromittere consent to arbitration, formed as COM- + promittere PROMISE verb.]
A. noun.
I. A joint agreement made by contending parties to abide by the decision of an arbitrator. LME-L16.
b. = COMPROMISSION 2. E18-L19.
Settlement by an arbitrator; arbitration. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
Settlement of a dispute by mutual concession; a concession offered to settle a dispute. E16.
Shakespeare Richard II Warr'd he hath not, But basely yielded upon compromise That which his noble ancestors achiev'd with blows.
The finding of an intermediate way between (or between) conflicting requirements, courses of action, etc., by modification of each; a thing that results from or embodies such an arrangement. E18.
Ld Macaulay Logic admits of no compromise The essence of politics is compromise. Scott Fitzgerald A compromise between the serious and the trivial.
II.
A putting in peril; an exposure to risk. E17.
b. adjective. That is, or serves as, a compromise (sense A.4 above). M19.