compromised

4 definitions • 6 examples

past simple and past participle of

to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone:

Party unity is threatened when members will not compromise.

Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let's compromise at/on $350.

to allow your principles to be less strong or your standards or morals to be lower:

Don't compromise your beliefs/principles for the sake of being accepted.

If we back down on this issue, our reputation will be compromised.

His political career ended when he compromised himself by accepting bribes.

to risk having a harmful effect on something:

We would never compromise the safety of our passengers.