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compromising definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb compromise 1 of 3 senses of compromise Sense 1 compromise => give and take Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb compromise 1 of 3 senses of compromise Sense 1 compromise => give and take Entailment of verb compromise 1 of 3 senses of compromise Sense 2 compromise => agree, hold concur, concord Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb compromise 3 senses of compromise Sense 1 compromise => agree Sense 2 compromise => settle, square off square up determine Sense 3 compromise => queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril Familiarity of verb compromise compromise used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb compromise Sense 1 compromise => agree -------------- Sense 2 compromise => settle, square off square up determine -------------- Sense 3 compromise => queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril -------------- Overview of verb compromise The verb compromise has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) compromise -- (make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants we all must compromise") 2. (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") Overview of adj compromising The adj compromising has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (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") Antonyms of adj compromising 2 senses of compromising Sense 1 compromising (vs. uncompromising), conciliatory, flexible uncompromising (vs. compromising), inflexible => hard-line, hardline => unyielding Sense 2 compromising INDIRECT (VIA vulnerable) -> invulnerable Similarity of adj compromising 2 senses of compromising Sense 1 compromising (vs. uncompromising), conciliatory, flexible => yielding Sense 2 compromising => vulnerable (vs. invulnerable) Attributes of adj compromising Familiarity of adj compromising compromising used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj compromising compromising uncompromising Overview of verb compromise The verb compromise has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) compromise -- (make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants we all must compromise") 2. (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") Overview of adj compromising The adj compromising has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (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")
compromising definition
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