compromise

n 1: a middle way between two extremes [syn: {via media}]

2: an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the

newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because

they considered it `business as usual'"

v 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"