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Meaning of compromise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  compromise
      n 1: a middle way between two extremes [syn: {compromise}, {via
           media}]
      2: an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the
         newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they
         considered it `business as usual'"
      v 1: make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get
           everything he wants; we all must compromise"
      2: settle by concession
      3: expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute;
         "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the
         spy"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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