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Noun compromise has 2 senses

compromise, via media - a middle way between two extremes
--₁ is a kind of cooperation

Derived forms: verb compromise₁, verb compromise₂
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

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
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
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