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compromise

n. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"

via media

n. a middle way between two extremes

make a compromise

v. settle by concession

make a concession

v. make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"

peril, scupper, expose, queer, endanger

v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

settlement

n. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

agreement, understanding

n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

armistice, cease-fire, truce

n. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

compact, covenant, concordat

n. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

contract

n. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

convention

n. (diplomacy) an international agreement

accord, treaty, pact

n. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

grant, yield, concede

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

settle, make up, patch up, reconcile, conciliate

v. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

peril, menace, threaten, endanger, jeopardize, imperil, be a threat to

v. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

risk, expose to danger, put on the line, lay on the line

v. expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

strip, undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, disrobe, strip down

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

overcast, cloud

v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

shade, shadow, shade off

v. cast a shadow over

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