Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin comprōmittō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kom.proˈmet.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: com‧pro‧mét‧te‧re

Verb edit

comprométtere (first-person singular present comprométto, first-person singular past historic compromìsi, past participle compromésso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to compromise, to damage, to endanger, to jeopardise, to impair
  2. to damage the reputation of
  3. (law) to refer (a judgment) to an arbiter

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Further reading edit

  • compromettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana