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compromitting

compromitting is the present participle and gerund of compromit.

Meaning of compromit

Verb

compromit (third-person singular simple present compromits, present participle compromitting, simple past and past participle compromitted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To compromise.
    • The embassador, Alexeief, was authorized to make all proper protestations of friendship, but to be very cautious not to compromit the dignity of his sovereign.1859, John S. C. Abbott, The Empire of Russia
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To pledge by some act or declaration; to promise.
    • XXIV. Also, the same Lord Cardinal, at many Times when any Houses of Religion have been void, he hath sent his Officers thither, and with crafty Persuasions hath induced them to compromit their Election in him.1751 [1529], articles presented against Cardinal Wolsey, quotee, The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History of England, volume 3, →OCLC, page 49

Questions about compromitting

What is compromitting the present participle and gerund of?
Compromitting is the present participle and gerund of compromit.

Words near compromitting in the dictionary

  1. compromit
  2. compromitment
  3. compromitments
  4. compromits
  5. compromitted
  6. compromitting
  7. compromization
  8. compromizations
  9. compromize
  10. compromized
  11. comproportionate

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