compromisen.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmprəmʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/

Forms: Middle English–1600s comprimise, 1500s–1600s comprimize, 1500s comprymise; 1500s–1600s compremise, 1500s compremyse, compremize, compremisse; Middle English compromesse, 1500s compromisse, 1600s compromize, (1500s compramis), Middle English– compromise.

Etymology: < French compromis, < Latin comprōmissum , past participle of comprōmittĕre (also Old French compromisce , Latin type *compromissa ): see compromit n.

†1. Promise or mutual promise. rare. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > reciprocal

again-behestc1384

compromise1448

repromission1642

1448 Craft of Lovers (R. Suppl.) Me semeth by feiture of womanly property Ye should be trusty and trew of comprimis.

†2.

a. A joint promise or agreement made by contending parties to abide by the decision of an arbiter or referee. Also, the document in which such an agreement is drawn up. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > submission to arbitration

summission1419

compromissionc1425

compromise1464

submission1580

sequestration1592

1464 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 10 Horbury sais that ye & the minister stand in comprimise to abide the award of Sir John Malivera & others.

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. Cxvi^v/2 To this present compromise my sayd lorde of glouceter hath sub stribid his name..and in semblable forme my lorde of winchester in a nother compromise substribid w^t his hand..to stond at the aduyse ordinaunce and arbitrement of y^e parsons aboue sayd.

a1559 Tonstal Let. in Burnet Records No. 9 (R.) The compromise of them all made unto the said King Edward the First to stand to his judgment.

1594 W. West Symbolæogr. ii Compromise §1 A Compromise is the faculty or power of pronouncing sentence between persons at variance, given to Arbitrators by the parties mutuall private consent.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Compromize.

b. election by compromise: see quots.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > where decision is delegated

election by compromise1726

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 242 The third Form of an Election was that of a Compromissum, viz. when some certain Clergymen qualified by Law, had a power granted to them of electing by a Compromise.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Word is also used in Beneficiary Matters; where it signifies an Act, whereby those who have the Right of Election, transfer it to one or more Persons, to elect a Person Capable of the Office or Dignity. Thus, we have seen Members of Parliament elected by Compromise.

1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 204/1 Compromise is, when all the cardinals agree to entrust the election to a small committee of two or three members of the body.

3. The settlement or arrangement made by an arbiter between contending parties; arbitration.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration

compromise1479

arbitrage1480

umpirage1519

arbitrament1549

arbitrating1648

arbitrationa1661

umpirism1792

1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 426 The Maire and Shiref of Bristowe to kepe theire due residence at the Counter..to sett parties in rest and ease by theire advertysement, compromesse, or otherwise; ynless then it so requyre that they must remit theym to the lawe.

1580 E. Knight Triall of Truth f.30 Eyther the parties are persuaded by friendes, or by their Lawyers to put the matter in comprimyse.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. i. 30 I..will be glad to do my beneuolence, to make attonements and compremises betweene you.

a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 256 The Company and I made even of all things ever past betwen us, by compramis of fower woorthy personages.

1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 93 Those who..refer their controversies to an arbiter, put to comprimise, or chuse an umpier.

a. A coming to terms, or arrangement of a dispute, by concessions on both sides; partial surrender of one's position, for the sake of coming to terms; the concession or terms offered by either side.In U.S. history, the name of various arrangements between contending sections on the questions of the tariff, (e.g. Compromise Act of 1833) and of slavery (Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, Crittenden C. of 1860).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [noun]

measure1425

compromisea1513

arbitrament1549

giff-gaff1549

moderation1560

compromission1624

temporizement1647

contemperation1650

temperament1660

temporization1761

give and take1778

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > agreement or settlement

compromisea1513

appoint1555

accommodement1620

accommodation1624

arrangement1855

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > where decision is delegated > delegation of powers of

compromissionc1425

compromitting1617

compromisal1702

compromise1726

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [noun] > method of electing

scrutiny?c1450

adoration1605

compromise1726

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. ccxxiiii^v The sayd Cristofer suyd the Sheryffes..and fynally [they] were fayne by waye of Compremyse to gyue vnto hym an Hondreth marke.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. i. 254 Warrde he hath not, But basely yeelded vpon compromise, That which his noble auncestors atchiued with blowes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. i. 67 Shall we..make comprimise, Insinuation, parley, and base truce To Armes Inuasiue?

1726 G. Berkeley Let. 12 Nov. in Wks. (1871) IV. 137 If the affair with Partinton were adjusted this winter, by reference or compromise.

1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) II. 509 It was..necessary to come to a compromise with the papal commissioners.

1878 Gen. R. Taylor in N. Amer. Rev. 126 77 The Missouri Compromise of 1820.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xv. 225 Invidious laws had been softened by compromise.

b. A settlement of debts by composition.

ΚΠ

1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. viii. 388 Munir-al-Mulk had consented to a compromise of his debts.

a. figurative. Adjustment for practical purposes of rival courses of action, systems, or theories, conflicting opinions or principles, by the sacrifice or surrender of a part of each.

ΚΠ

a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 119 I in my Breast would lodge a double Mind, One to the World, and one to Heav'n inclin'd; And by this Com-promise strove to adjust The Rights of Conscience, and the Claims of Lust.

1775 E. Burke Speech Resol. for Concil. Colonies 52 All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter..we give and take; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 629 Logic admits of no compromise. The essence of politics is compromise.

1860 C. Kingsley Misc. (ed. 2) II. 65 Our governors now..make a fair compromise between discipline and freedom.

b. quasi-concrete. Applied to anything that results from or embodies such an arrangement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [noun] > instance of

midsc1485

temper?1523

composition1597

temperature1598

temperament1604

medium1719

compromise1797

come-between1877

trade-off1909

wash1976

1797 W. Godwin Enquirer i. i. 2 All virtue is a compromise between opposite motives and inducements.

1821 J. Q. Adams in C. Davies Metr. Syst. (1871) iii. 175 This last decree is a compromise between philosophical theory and inveterate popular habits.

1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 270 You deny the self-consistency of the Church of England and call it a compromise.

6. A putting in peril or hazard, endangering, exposure to risk or suspicion: see compromise v. 8 †to put to compromise [French mettre en compromis] : to risk, hazard, imperil (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > action of exposing to

jeoparding1534

endangering1585

compromise1603

endangerment1645

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 172 It is absurd..to hazzard and put to comprimise (as it were) our owne reputation and vertue for another man.

1844 C. J. Lever Tom Burke II. lv. 40 Where each could come without compromise of dignity.

7. attributive, esp. defining a thing intermediate between two others or possessing an accommodating combination of characteristics.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [adjective] > occupying middle position

half-seas-over1692

compromise1833

mesothetical1837

mesothetic1851

midway1905

1833 Reg. Deb. Congress U.S. 27 Feb. 1864 The olive branch, the compromise tariff bill, will probably allay the excited feelings of the South.

1893 Westm. Gaz. 17 Oct. 7/3 It is said that a compromise amendment will be laid before the Senate tomorrow.

1898 Engin. Mag. 15 102 Better practice requires that the exhaust or low-pressure steam should be used, supplemented by high-pressure steam from the boilers, the combination giving the desired temperature. There are several similar compromise points, which need not be mentioned.

1904 Daily Chron. 21 Oct. 5/6 The House of Deputies subsequently adopted by a great majority a compromise resolution.

1906 Daily Chron. 24 Oct. 6/6 Wellington is a compromise capital. Auckland, the original capital, was too far north to suit the southern folks, and Dunedin..was too far south to be tolerated by the northerners.

1953 C. E. Bazell Ling. Form 60 The morpheme is a compromise-unit rather than a purely distributional unit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

compromisev.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmprəmʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/

Forms: Also 1600s comprimise, comprimize, compremyze, 1600s–1700s compremise, compremize, 1600s compromize.

Etymology: < compromise n., in various distinct uses; in some of these replacing the earlier compromit n.(Comprimize attributed to Wolsey 1524 in Fiddes' Wolsey (1724) II. 88, is an evident error for comprise.)

I. To reach an agreement.

†1. transitive. Of arbiters: to adjust or settle (differences, conflicting claims, etc.) between parties. Also figurative. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Compromettere, to compromise, or arbitrate. Compromessario, an arbitrer or vmpier to compromise a thing.

1606 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. If you know not Me in Wks. (1874) I. 262 The Lady Ramsey hath..Porcur'd the reuerend preacher, Doctor Nowell, To comprimise and end our difference.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 21 If the whole conclave of Hell can so compromise, exadverse, and diametricall contradictions.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lanc. 114 In that Age such mortified men were presumed the most proper Persons, peaceably to compremise differences between the greatest Princes.

1718 Free-thinker No. 9. 1 To compremise this Affair equitably.

1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 25 571 Frequent comparision is necessary to select their coincidences, to compromise their deviations, and to reconcile their seeming contradictions.

†2. to be compromised: to be agreed as the result of compromise or mutual concession, to have come to terms. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > make an agreement [verb (intransitive)]

accord?a1160

to make (a) finec1325

covenantc1330

compound1419

packc1450

patisec1475

conclude1477

compone1478

bargain1483

article1526

make1530

compact1535

to dispense with1569

temporize1579

to make termsa1599

to strike (a person) luck1599

to be compromised1600

compacka1618

stipulatea1648

to come to terms1657

sort1685

paction1725

to cry off1775

pact1904

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 77 When Laban and himselfe were compremyzd That all the eanelings which were streakt and pied Should fall as Iacobs hier.

1800 S. T. Coleridge tr. F. Schiller Piccolomini iv. vi. 168 Are you compromis'd? [Ger. Seid ihr einig?]

3. Of contending parties: To settle (differences) by mutual concession; to come to terms about.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [verb (transitive)]

compound1660

compromise1679

trade1956

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > settle (a dispute) > specifically of the contending parties

compound1660

compromise1679

1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. (1843) iv. 35 When time serves, they that make the difference can compromise it.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) To compound; to adjust a compact by mutual concessions: as, they compromised the affair at a middle rate.

1770 Placid Man I. 96 Prudence might suggest to me to compromise the matter with my father.

1803 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 221 The knowledge of our arrangements..may induce..Scindiah and Holkar to compromise their differences.

1853 C. Brontë Villette I. xxiv. 180 To speak truth, I compromised matters; I served two masters.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. xviii With much difficulty, the dispute was compromised.

4. intransitive. To come to terms by mutual concession; to come to an agreement by the partial surrender of position or principles.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [verb (intransitive)]

to give and take1519

compoundc1547

to meet halfway1638

compromise1656

palliate1672

moderate1713

to split the difference1713

1656 H. More Antidote Atheism (1662) ii. iii. 48 Those that are most dumb will at least compromise with the rest that all things are by the guidance..of a Knowing Principle.

1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p. xxvi He may with a safe conscience compromize with his Superiours, and use their language..concerning such things.

1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. xvii. 458 No [re]formed church in the Christian world is more truly protestant than is the church of England; nor any which (all things compared) less compromiseth with Rome.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xxxviii. 277 To induce him to compromise on those terms.

1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 25 577 It would be more convenient to compromise with custom.

1874 J. Morley On Compromise 44 The disciples of the relative may afford to compromise. The disciples of the absolute, never.

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xliii. 293 Two extreme parties there were who would not compromise.

†5. transitive. To compound for, make composition for. rare. (Cf. the n. sense 4b.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [verb (transitive)] > by accepting payment

commute1633

compound1709

compromise1757

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > pay as compensation [verb (transitive)] > compensate for

yieldeOE

compound1555

compromise1757

compensate1804

1757 Herald (1758) II. 9 No. 16 The landed gentlemen should suffer..with them, and compromise the sufferings with the alienation of a part..of their estates.

6. intransitive. To make a practical compromise. (See the n. sense 5.)

ΚΠ

1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 461 I never thought of compromising between a present and a posthumous edition.

II. To offer for compromise.

†7. transitive. To entrust (a matter) to a person for his decision or award. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > advise [verb (transitive)] > ask advice of or seek counsel from > refer (a matter, etc.) to a higher authority

submitc1449

refer1469

defer1490

reject1533

to put over1573

revoke1599

consult1618

compromise1651

subcommit1652

relegate1846

1651 T. Goodwin Heart of Christ ii. i. 172 in Christ set Forth (rev. ed.) I could put my soule into such a mans hands, and can comprimise my salvation to him.

8. ‘To put to the hazard of being censured’ (Phillips); to expose (oneself, one's own or another's reputation, credit, or interests) to risk or danger, to imperil; to involve in a hazardous course, to commit (oneself).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > put at risk

to put in adventurec1300

jeopardc1374

wage?a1400

adventurec1400

jeopardy1447

enhazard1562

hazard1569

venture1575

impawn1613

hazardize?a1616

to put in or to a (or the) venture1638

risk1660

compromise1696

commit1738

compromit1787

to lay (or put) it on the line1968

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > detract from [verb (transitive)] > expose to discredit

compromise1696

commit1738

compromit1787

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) It behov'd him not to Compromise his Honour and his Reputation.

1727–31 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II.

1785 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 436 I think..you by no means compromised yourself or your country.

1795 W. Roscoe Life Lorenzo de' Medici (1836) vii. 232 An open attack [by Politiano upon Merula] might therefore have compromised the name of Lorenzo.

1810 T. Green Diary 29 Sept. 1796 Compromise..he [Roscoe] employs, by what authority I know not, to express the putting to hazard by implication.

1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iii. §35 No essential of Jewish faith would be compromised by doubting the Divine dictation of the Proverbs of Agur.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 171 The characters of a king of England, and of the three estates of the realm, are compromised in the treatment which she received from them.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. vii. 76 Alexander..had no intention of compromising himself by an authoritative decision.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	compromise
释义	compromisen. Brit. /ˈkɒmprəmʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/ Forms: Middle English–1600s comprimise, 1500s–1600s comprimize, 1500s comprymise; 1500s–1600s compremise, 1500s compremyse, compremize, compremisse; Middle English compromesse, 1500s compromisse, 1600s compromize, (1500s compramis), Middle English– compromise. Etymology: < French compromis, < Latin comprōmissum , past participle of comprōmittĕre (also Old French compromisce , Latin type compromissa ): see compromit n. †1. Promise or mutual promise. rare. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > reciprocal again-behestc1384 compromise1448 repromission1642 1448 Craft of Lovers* (R. Suppl.) Me semeth by feiture of womanly property Ye should be trusty and trew of comprimis. †2. a. A joint promise or agreement made by contending parties to abide by the decision of an arbiter or referee. Also, the document in which such an agreement is drawn up. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > submission to arbitration summission1419 compromissionc1425 compromise1464 submission1580 sequestration1592 1464 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 10 Horbury sais that ye & the minister stand in comprimise to abide the award of Sir John Malivera & others. c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. Cxvi^v/2 To this present compromise my sayd lorde of glouceter hath sub stribid his name..and in semblable forme my lorde of winchester in a nother compromise substribid w^t his hand..to stond at the aduyse ordinaunce and arbitrement of y^e parsons aboue sayd. a1559 Tonstal Let. in Burnet Records No. 9 (R.) The compromise of them all made unto the said King Edward the First to stand to his judgment. 1594 W. West Symbolæogr. ii Compromise §1 A Compromise is the faculty or power of pronouncing sentence between persons at variance, given to Arbitrators by the parties mutuall private consent. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Compromize. b. election by compromise: see quots. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > where decision is delegated election by compromise1726 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 242 The third Form of an Election was that of a Compromissum, viz. when some certain Clergymen qualified by Law, had a power granted to them of electing by a Compromise. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Word is also used in Beneficiary Matters; where it signifies an Act, whereby those who have the Right of Election, transfer it to one or more Persons, to elect a Person Capable of the Office or Dignity. Thus, we have seen Members of Parliament elected by Compromise. 1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 204/1 Compromise is, when all the cardinals agree to entrust the election to a small committee of two or three members of the body. 3. The settlement or arrangement made by an arbiter between contending parties; arbitration. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration compromise1479 arbitrage1480 umpirage1519 arbitrament1549 arbitrating1648 arbitrationa1661 umpirism1792 1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 426 The Maire and Shiref of Bristowe to kepe theire due residence at the Counter..to sett parties in rest and ease by theire advertysement, compromesse, or otherwise; ynless then it so requyre that they must remit theym to the lawe. 1580 E. Knight Triall of Truth f.30 Eyther the parties are persuaded by friendes, or by their Lawyers to put the matter in comprimyse. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. i. 30 I..will be glad to do my beneuolence, to make attonements and compremises betweene you. View more context for this quotation a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 256 The Company and I made even of all things ever past betwen us, by compramis of fower woorthy personages. 1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 93 Those who..refer their controversies to an arbiter, put to comprimise, or chuse an umpier. 4. a. A coming to terms, or arrangement of a dispute, by concessions on both sides; partial surrender of one's position, for the sake of coming to terms; the concession or terms offered by either side.In U.S. history, the name of various arrangements between contending sections on the questions of the tariff, (e.g. Compromise Act of 1833) and of slavery (Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, Crittenden C. of 1860). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [noun] measure1425 compromisea1513 arbitrament1549 giff-gaff1549 moderation1560 compromission1624 temporizement1647 contemperation1650 temperament1660 temporization1761 give and take1778 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > agreement or settlement compromisea1513 appoint1555 accommodement1620 accommodation1624 arrangement1855 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > where decision is delegated > delegation of powers of compromissionc1425 compromitting1617 compromisal1702 compromise1726 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [noun] > method of electing scrutiny?c1450 adoration1605 compromise1726 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. ccxxiiii^v The sayd Cristofer suyd the Sheryffes..and fynally [they] were fayne by waye of Compremyse to gyue vnto hym an Hondreth marke. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II ii. i. 254 Warrde he hath not, But basely yeelded vpon compromise, That which his noble auncestors atchiued with blowes. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. i. 67 Shall we..make comprimise, Insinuation, parley, and base truce To Armes Inuasiue? View more context for this quotation 1726 G. Berkeley Let. 12 Nov. in Wks. (1871) IV. 137 If the affair with Partinton were adjusted this winter, by reference or compromise. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) II. 509 It was..necessary to come to a compromise with the papal commissioners. 1878 Gen. R. Taylor in N. Amer. Rev. 126 77 The Missouri Compromise of 1820. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xv. 225 Invidious laws had been softened by compromise. b. A settlement of debts by composition. ΚΠ 1848 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 III. viii. 388 Munir-al-Mulk had consented to a compromise of his debts. 5. a. figurative. Adjustment for practical purposes of rival courses of action, systems, or theories, conflicting opinions or principles, by the sacrifice or surrender of a part of each. ΚΠ a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 119 I in my Breast would lodge a double Mind, One to the World, and one to Heav'n inclin'd; And by this Com-promise strove to adjust The Rights of Conscience, and the Claims of Lust. 1775 E. Burke Speech Resol. for Concil. Colonies 52 All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter..we give and take; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 629 Logic admits of no compromise. The essence of politics is compromise. 1860 C. Kingsley Misc. (ed. 2) II. 65 Our governors now..make a fair compromise between discipline and freedom. b. quasi-concrete. Applied to anything that results from or embodies such an arrangement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [noun] > instance of midsc1485 temper?1523 composition1597 temperature1598 temperament1604 medium1719 compromise1797 come-between1877 trade-off1909 wash1976 1797 W. Godwin Enquirer i. i. 2 All virtue is a compromise between opposite motives and inducements. 1821 J. Q. Adams in C. Davies Metr. Syst. (1871) iii. 175 This last decree is a compromise between philosophical theory and inveterate popular habits. 1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 270 You deny the self-consistency of the Church of England and call it a compromise. 6. A putting in peril or hazard, endangering, exposure to risk or suspicion: see compromise v. 8 †to put to compromise [French mettre en compromis] : to risk, hazard, imperil (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > action of exposing to jeoparding1534 endangering1585 compromise1603 endangerment1645 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 172 It is absurd..to hazzard and put to comprimise (as it were) our owne reputation and vertue for another man. 1844 C. J. Lever Tom Burke II. lv. 40 Where each could come without compromise of dignity. 7. attributive, esp. defining a thing intermediate between two others or possessing an accommodating combination of characteristics. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [adjective] > occupying middle position half-seas-over1692 compromise1833 mesothetical1837 mesothetic1851 midway1905 1833 Reg. Deb. Congress U.S. 27 Feb. 1864 The olive branch, the compromise tariff bill, will probably allay the excited feelings of the South. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 17 Oct. 7/3 It is said that a compromise amendment will be laid before the Senate tomorrow. 1898 Engin. Mag. 15 102 Better practice requires that the exhaust or low-pressure steam should be used, supplemented by high-pressure steam from the boilers, the combination giving the desired temperature. There are several similar compromise points, which need not be mentioned. 1904 Daily Chron. 21 Oct. 5/6 The House of Deputies subsequently adopted by a great majority a compromise resolution. 1906 Daily Chron. 24 Oct. 6/6 Wellington is a compromise capital. Auckland, the original capital, was too far north to suit the southern folks, and Dunedin..was too far south to be tolerated by the northerners. 1953 C. E. Bazell Ling. Form 60 The morpheme is a compromise-unit rather than a purely distributional unit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). compromisev. Brit. /ˈkɒmprəmʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/ Forms: Also 1600s comprimise, comprimize, compremyze, 1600s–1700s compremise, compremize, 1600s compromize. Etymology: < compromise n., in various distinct uses; in some of these replacing the earlier compromit n.(Comprimize attributed to Wolsey 1524 in Fiddes' Wolsey (1724) II. 88, is an evident error for comprise.) I. To reach an agreement. †1. transitive. Of arbiters: to adjust or settle (differences, conflicting claims, etc.) between parties. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Compromettere, to compromise, or arbitrate. Compromessario, an arbitrer or vmpier to compromise a thing. 1606 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. If you know not Me in Wks. (1874) I. 262 The Lady Ramsey hath..Porcur'd the reuerend preacher, Doctor Nowell, To comprimise and end our difference. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 21 If the whole conclave of Hell can so compromise, exadverse, and diametricall contradictions. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lanc. 114 In that Age such mortified men were presumed the most proper Persons, peaceably to compremise differences between the greatest Princes. 1718 Free-thinker No. 9. 1 To compremise this Affair equitably. 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 25 571 Frequent comparision is necessary to select their coincidences, to compromise their deviations, and to reconcile their seeming contradictions. †2. to be compromised: to be agreed as the result of compromise or mutual concession, to have come to terms. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > make an agreement [verb (intransitive)] accord?a1160 to make (a) finec1325 covenantc1330 compound1419 packc1450 patisec1475 conclude1477 compone1478 bargain1483 article1526 make1530 compact1535 to dispense with1569 temporize1579 to make termsa1599 to strike (a person) luck1599 to be compromised1600 compacka1618 stipulatea1648 to come to terms1657 sort1685 paction1725 to cry off1775 pact1904 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice i. iii. 77 When Laban and himselfe were compremyzd That all the eanelings which were streakt and pied Should fall as Iacobs hier. View more context for this quotation 1800 S. T. Coleridge tr. F. Schiller Piccolomini iv. vi. 168 Are you compromis'd? [Ger. Seid ihr einig?] 3. Of contending parties: To settle (differences) by mutual concession; to come to terms about. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [verb (transitive)] compound1660 compromise1679 trade1956 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > bring to peace (strife or discord) [verb (transitive)] > settle (a dispute) > specifically of the contending parties compound1660 compromise1679 1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. (1843) iv. 35 When time serves, they that make the difference can compromise it. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) To compound; to adjust a compact by mutual concessions: as, they compromised the affair at a middle rate. 1770 Placid Man I. 96 Prudence might suggest to me to compromise the matter with my father. 1803 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 221 The knowledge of our arrangements..may induce..Scindiah and Holkar to compromise their differences. 1853 C. Brontë Villette I. xxiv. 180 To speak truth, I compromised matters; I served two masters. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. xviii With much difficulty, the dispute was compromised. 4. intransitive. To come to terms by mutual concession; to come to an agreement by the partial surrender of position or principles. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [verb (intransitive)] to give and take1519 compoundc1547 to meet halfway1638 compromise1656 palliate1672 moderate1713 to split the difference1713 1656 H. More Antidote Atheism (1662) ii. iii. 48 Those that are most dumb will at least compromise with the rest that all things are by the guidance..of a Knowing Principle. 1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p. xxvi He may with a safe conscience compromize with his Superiours, and use their language..concerning such things. 1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. xvii. 458 No [re]formed church in the Christian world is more truly protestant than is the church of England; nor any which (all things compared) less compromiseth with Rome. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xxxviii. 277 To induce him to compromise on those terms. 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 25 577 It would be more convenient to compromise with custom. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 44 The disciples of the relative may afford to compromise. The disciples of the absolute, never. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times III. xliii. 293 Two extreme parties there were who would not compromise. †5. transitive. To compound for, make composition for. rare. (Cf. the n. sense 4b.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [verb (transitive)] > by accepting payment commute1633 compound1709 compromise1757 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > pay as compensation [verb (transitive)] > compensate for yieldeOE compound1555 compromise1757 compensate1804 1757 Herald (1758) II. 9 No. 16 The landed gentlemen should suffer..with them, and compromise the sufferings with the alienation of a part..of their estates. 6. intransitive. To make a practical compromise. (See the n. sense 5.) ΚΠ 1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 461 I never thought of compromising between a present and a posthumous edition. II. To offer for compromise. †7. transitive. To entrust (a matter) to a person for his decision or award. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > advise [verb (transitive)] > ask advice of or seek counsel from > refer (a matter, etc.) to a higher authority submitc1449 refer1469 defer1490 reject1533 to put over1573 revoke1599 consult1618 compromise1651 subcommit1652 relegate1846 1651 T. Goodwin Heart of Christ ii. i. 172 in Christ set Forth (rev. ed.) I could put my soule into such a mans hands, and can comprimise my salvation to him. 8. ‘To put to the hazard of being censured’ (Phillips); to expose (oneself, one's own or another's reputation, credit, or interests) to risk or danger, to imperil; to involve in a hazardous course, to commit (oneself). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > put at risk to put in adventurec1300 jeopardc1374 wage?a1400 adventurec1400 jeopardy1447 enhazard1562 hazard1569 venture1575 impawn1613 hazardize?a1616 to put in or to a (or the) venture1638 risk1660 compromise1696 commit1738 compromit1787 to lay (or put) it on the line1968 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > detract from [verb (transitive)] > expose to discredit compromise1696 commit1738 compromit1787 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) It behov'd him not to Compromise his Honour and his Reputation. 1727–31 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. 1785 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 436 I think..you by no means compromised yourself or your country. 1795 W. Roscoe Life Lorenzo de' Medici (1836) vii. 232 An open attack [by Politiano upon Merula] might therefore have compromised the name of Lorenzo. 1810 T. Green Diary 29 Sept. 1796 Compromise..he [Roscoe] employs, by what authority I know not, to express the putting to hazard by implication. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iii. §35 No essential of Jewish faith would be compromised by doubting the Divine dictation of the Proverbs of Agur. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. I. 171 The characters of a king of England, and of the three estates of the realm, are compromised in the treatment which she received from them. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. vii. 76 Alexander..had no intention of compromising himself by an authoritative decision. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1448v.1598
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