Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin comprōmittō.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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Further reading

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