n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -mised ; -mis · ing
Date: 1598
transitive verb
1 obsolete : to bind by mutual agreement
2 : to adjust or settle by mutual concessions
3 a : to expose to suspicion, discredit, or mischief <his reputation has been compromised > b : to reveal or expose to an unauthorized person and especially to an enemy <confidential information was compromised > c : to cause the impairment of <a compromised immune system> <a seriously compromised patient>
intransitive verb
1 a : to come to agreement by mutual concession b : to find or follow a way between extremes
2 : to make a shameful or disreputable concession <wouldn't compromise with their principles>
– com · pro · mis · er noun