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compromisation

compromisation noun: the act or result of compromising.

Noun

compromisation (countable and uncountable, plural compromisations)

  1. (nonstandard) 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 function rapidly ensues.1907, Byron Robinson, The Abdominal and pelvic brain, page 151
    • 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, Abraham O. Wilensky, “Surgery of the abdomen, exclusive of hernia”, in Progressive Medicine, volume 2, page 81

Examples of compromisation in a sentence

  • 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:
  • Perfect systems resist inversion through ignorance while imperfect systems are based on the belief that compromisation is beyond the economic means of any interloper.1988, Luke J. O'Connor, Jennifer Seberry, Public key cryptography: cryptographic significance of the knapsack problem : plus exercises and...

Forms of compromisation

pluralcompromisations
alternative formcompromization

Origin of compromisation

From compromise + -ation.

Words formed from compromisation

Questions about compromisation

What does compromisation mean?
Compromisation means the act or result of compromising.
How do you use compromisation in a sentence?
This policy is at best being maintained with only superficial aspects of success and through a constant series of compromisations and acts of expediency.
What part of speech is compromisation?
Compromisation is a noun.
What is the plural of compromisation?
The plural of compromisation is compromisations.

Words near compromisation in the dictionary

  1. comprizing
  2. comprobate
  3. comprobation
  4. comprobations
  5. compromisable
  6. compromisation
  7. compromisations
  8. compromise
  9. compromise effect
  10. compromise effects
  11. compromise rules

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