1 result for: Compromit

Browse Nearby Entries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Compromit

Com"pro*mise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compromised; p. pr. & vb. n. Compromising.] [From Compromise, n.; cf. Compromit.]

1. To bind by mutual agreement; to agree. [Obs.]

Laban and himself were compromised That all the eanlings which were streaked and pied Should fall as Jacob's hire. --Shak.

2. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

The controversy may easily be compromised. --Fuller.

3. 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.

To pardon all who had been compromised in the late disturbances. --Motley.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Compromit

To learn more about Compromit visit Britannica.com

© 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Browse Nearby Entries:

comprobation compromis compromise compromise joint compromise of 1850 compromise rail compromise verdict compromise's compromised compromiser compromises

compromises' compromising compromisingly compromissary compromissorial compromit comprosl comprovincial comprt comps comps'

compsac compscis compsognathus compsron compsron one compsron two compt compt. compte rendu comptel compter

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Share This:   

Perform a new search, or try your search for "Compromit" at:

• Amazon.com - Shop for books, music and more
• Reference.com - Encyclopedia Search
• Reference.com - Web Search powered by Ask.com
• Thesaurus.com - Search for synonyms and antonyms