1.a middle way between two extremes
2.an accommodation in which both sides make concessions;
the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'
1.make a compromise; arrive at a compromise;
nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise
2.settle by concession
3.expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute;
The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy