Definitions of compromise:

• noun:   a middle way between two extremes
• noun:   an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

  Example: "The newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"

• verb:   settle by concession
• verb:   make a compromise; arrive at a compromise

  Example: "We all must compromise"

• verb:   expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

  Example: "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"