What does compromit mean?
Compromit means (obsolete, transitive) To compromise..
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/ˈkɒmpɹəmɪt/ · verb
(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.
The President […] was of opinion, that the arming and equipping vessels in the ports of the United States to cruise against nations with whom they are at peace, was incompatible with the territorial sovereignty of the United States; that it made them instrumental to the annoyance of those nations, and thereby tended to compromit their peace […]
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.
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Compromit means (obsolete, transitive) To compromise..
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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.
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