Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
compromise . - adjective Willing or able to compromise
- adjective
vulnerable tosuspicion
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
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Examples
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Investigators say Hunt threatened to release what she called compromising photos of Duggar and Garrett if she wasn't paid $10,000.
The Seattle Times 2012
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They may have made what they call compromising discoveries about Monsieur de Sallenauve; but what is the value of those discoveries?
The Deputy of Arcis Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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Some in the Lutheran tradition were shocked to see their leaders make what they described as a compromising move.
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Newsweek's editor was targeted this spring by an internet campaign that used surreptitiously recorded footage showing him, as well as opposition politicians, in compromising situations.
Publisher Shuts Russian Weekly Gregory L. White 2010
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But history also shows that presidents have revived their fortunes during times of divided government (if that is what Nov. 2 brings) when both parties have a political stake in compromising to get things done.
Obama may be on his own if he wants big changes Scott Wilson 2010
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To try to take the whole pie like Republicans have instead of compromising is going to lead the voters to take this power away from Republicans.
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Or is that the guy who rearranges the Nativity scene to put the donkey and Mary in compromising positions?
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Higuri and Wada have a great time parodying all the clichés of shoujo and boys-love manga: The guys are constantly striking poses with their guns and winding up in compromising situations together, and the girl is so adorable and puppylike that by volume 2 Higuri has started drawing her with ears and a tail.
What are you reading? | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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He continually puts himself in compromising situations with the man who will be known as Wolverine.
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He continually puts himself in compromising situations with the man who will be known as Wolverine.
04 « May « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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