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(verb) settle by concession |
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Related Words: determine, settle, square off, square up |
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(verb) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise" |
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Related Words: agree, give and take |
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(verb) expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy" |
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Related Words: endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper |
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(noun) a middle way between two extremes |
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Synonyms: via media |
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Related Words: cooperation |
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(noun) an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'" |
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Related Words: accommodation |
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