comprometer
- to commit, to engage
- to compromise, to jeopardize
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kõ.pɾo.meˈte(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Latin comprōmittere, likely a borrowing reshaped by analogy with meter. The sense of putting something at risk comes from French compromettre.
Related words
comprometer
comprometre
compromettere
kompromittieren
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