"compromising" in the verb sense
1. compromise
make a compromise arrive at a compromise we all must compromise"
"nobody will get everything he wants
2. compromise
settle by concession
3. compromise
expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
"The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"
"compromising" in the adjective sense
1. compromising, conciliatory, flexible
making or willing to make concessions
"loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
2. compromising
vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion
"she found herself in a compromising situation"
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