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com·pro·mise (kmpr-mz)

v.

To impair by disease, toxicity, or injury.

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compro·mised adj.

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compromise

[kom′prəmīs]

Etymology: L, com, together, promittere, to promise

1 an action that may involve a change in a person's behavior, as in substituting goals or delaying satisfaction of needs in one area to reduce stress in another.

2 an illness or condition that can affect another part of the body.

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compromise (käm´prmīz´),

n an arrangement arrived at, in or out of court, for settling a disagreement on terms considered by the parties to be fair.