compromise
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Sense: Noun: mutual agreement
Synonyms:
understanding Collocations, agreement Collocations, concession Collocations, deal Collocations, arrangement Collocations, settlement Collocations, trade-off, accommodation Collocations, accord Collocations, pact, treaty Collocations, contract Collocations, covenant Collocations, written agreement, formal agreement, gentlemen's agreement, gentleman's agreement, win-win situation, happy medium, middle ground, mutual agreement
Sense: Noun: act of compromising
Synonyms:
give-and-take, negotiation, negotiating, bargaining Collocations, agreement Collocations, cooperation Collocations, accommodation Collocations, granting concessions
Sense: Verb: make concessions
Synonyms:
find a compromise, find a middle ground, make an agreement, agree on sth, agree Collocations, arbitrate, settle Collocations, concede, give ground, cede, give in, yield Collocations, negotiate, make concessions, make allowances, meet halfway, make a deal, strike a balance
Sense: Verb: expose to risk
Synonyms:
jeopardize Collocations, jeopardise , endanger, imperil, hazard Collocations, put sb/sth in danger, blow sb's cover , expose Collocations, lay open, put sb under suspicion, discredit, incriminate, play havoc with
Sense: Verb: weaken
Synonyms:
weaken Collocations, weaken the integrity of , damage Collocations, cause damage, flaw Collocations, harm Collocations