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compromise to a permanent end

compromise to a permanent end verb: to kill or destroy.

Verb

compromise to a permanent end (third-person singular simple present compromises to a permanent end, present participle compromising to a permanent end, simple past and past participle compromised to a permanent end)

  1. (Internet, euphemistic, humorous) To kill or destroy.
    • The fact that you’re killing people by shooting them until they die isn’t so much of a concern when you’re just compromising them to a permanent end, after all.2012 July 3, “Spec Ops: The Line is a devastating, harrowing, wonderful experience”, in LOOK, ROBOT, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026
    • Alien’s lasting impact can be attributed to its ingenious juxtaposition of beauty and horror; not just in how the audience perceives those things, but the crew. In the alien, most of the crew sees an invincible monstrosity bent on violently compromising each and every one of them to a permanent end.2024 October 30, Jalen Maki, “Movies You Gotta See: 45 years later, ‘Alien’ remains a titan of sci-fi horror”, in Green Bay Press Times, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026

Forms of compromise to a permanent end

third-person singular presentcompromises to a permanent end
present participlecompromising to a permanent end
past participlecompromised to a permanent end
pastcompromised to a permanent end

Origin of compromise to a permanent end

In imitation of John Cena in 2011 announcing the killing of Osama bin Laden at WWE Extreme Rules: The President has just announced that we have caught and compromised to a permanent end Osama bin Laden.

Questions about compromise to a permanent end

What does compromise to a permanent end mean?
Compromise to a permanent end means to kill or destroy.
What part of speech is compromise to a permanent end?
Compromise to a permanent end is a verb.
What is the past tense of compromise to a permanent end?
The past tense of compromise to a permanent end is compromised to a permanent end.

Words near compromise to a permanent end in the dictionary

  1. compromisations
  2. compromise
  3. compromise effect
  4. compromise effects
  5. compromise rules
  6. compromise to a permanent end
  7. compromised
  8. compromised to a permanent end
  9. compromisedly
  10. compromiseless
  11. compromiser

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