Read the dictionary definition of compromise. All definitions for this word.
1. a middle way between two extremes
2. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
1. the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'
3. settle by concession
4. make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
1. nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise
5. expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
1. The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy