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noun
- settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
verb (compromis, ing)
- (intransitive) to bind by mutual agreement
- (intransitive) to find a way between extremes
- (transitive) to cause impairment of
- (transitive) to breach a security system
:He tried to compromise the security in the computer by guessing the password.
Etymology: From compromis.
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