compromisation

The act or result of compromising.

Noun

  1. The act or result of compromising.
    • The advance of malignant disease in the organs adjacent to the pelvic brain is so profound in its traumatism and compromisation of structure and function that practically paresis, paralysis or death of its structure and...
    • The opening of the glandular abscess, or the removal of the offending gland, is frequently accompanied by some compromization of the blood supply […] - 1920 June 5, Abraham O. Wilensky, “Surgery of the abdomen,...
    • This policy is at best being maintained with only superficial aspects of success and through a constant series of compromisations and acts of expediency. - 1952, Technocracy Digest, numbers 146-161, page 20:

Origin

Etymology tree English compromise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English compromisation From compromise + -ation.

Forms

compromisations compromization

Derived

immunocompromisation