COMPROMISE
\kˈɒmpɹəmˌa͡ɪz], \kˈɒmpɹəmˌaɪz], \k_ˈɒ_m_p_ɹ_ə_m_ˌaɪ_z]\
Definitions of COMPROMISE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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settle by concession
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make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"
By Princeton University
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settle by concession
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make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.
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A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement.
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A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right.
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To bind by mutual agreement; to agree.
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To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
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To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
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To agree; to accord.
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To make concession for conciliation and peace.
By Oddity Software
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The settlement of any dispute by which both parties give up part of what was first demanded; exposure to scandal, suspicion, risk, etc.
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To settle by mutual agreement; to endanger the interests of, by exposure to risk, gossip, etc.
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To make a settlement by adjustment or concession.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A settlement of differences by mutual promise or concession.
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To settle by mutual agreement and concession: to pledge: to involve or bring into question.
By Daniel Lyons
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A settlement by reciprocal concession.
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To settle by compromise; pledge; involve.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To adjust or make a settlement by concessions.
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To expose to risk or suspicion.
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A settlement by mutual concession.
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The habit or spirit of concession.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A mutual engagement to concede in a dispute to the decision of arbitration; a settlement of a difference by mutual concessions; the result of such a settlement.
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To settle by compromise; to agree; to compromit.
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To agree: to accord. See Compromit.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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An agreement between persons having a dispute, to settle their differences by mutual concessions; an arrangement of differences in a dispute.
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To arrange and settle differences by mutual agreement; to agree; to pledge or engage; to put to hazard by some previous act not to be recalled, as to compromise the honour of a nation.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
