1. (

• compromise ,

) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise" ;

2. (

• compromise

) settle by concession ;

3. (

• compromise ,

) expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy" ;

1. (

• compromising ,
• conciliatory ,
• flexible ,

) making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" ;

2. (

• compromising

) vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion; "she found herself in a compromising situation" ;