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компромети́ровать — meaning in English

komprometirovat

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English meaning

  • compromise noun An agreement reached when each side gives up part of what it wants.
  • stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.

Senses

компромети́ровать is used for these senses in English:

  • compromise (transitive) To breach (a security system).
  • stab (transitive, figurative) To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

compromise — full definition

  1. noun An agreement reached when each side gives up part of what it wants.
  2. verb To settle a disagreement by each side making concessions.
  3. verb To weaken or damage something, or expose it to risk.

stab — full definition

  1. verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
  2. noun A wound or act caused by stabbing.
  3. noun Informal: an attempt at something.
  4. noun A sudden, sharp pain, whether physical or emotional.

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