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compromise

noun
  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'”
verb
  1. to settle by concession
  2. to make a compromise
    “arrive at a compromise”
  3. to expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
    “The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy”