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Search phrase: compromise

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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 V.iv.149	And, now the matter grows to compromise,	And now the matter growes to compremize,
King John	KJ V.i.67	Send fair-play orders and make compromise,	Send fayre-play-orders, and make comprimise,
The Merchant of Venice	MV I.iii.75	When Laban and himself were compromised	When Laban and himselfe were compremyz'd
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.i.31	atonements and compromises between you.	attonements and compremises betweene you.
Richard II	R2 II.i.253	But basely yielded upon compromise	But basely yeelded vpon comprimize,

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Glossary

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close	agree, come to terms, compromise
comprimise	variant form of ‘compromise’
compromise	settlement, solution, amicable arrangement
compromise	reach agreement, come to terms
temporize	compromise, conform, become amenable
temporize	negotiate, come to terms, effect a compromise

Thesaurus

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compromise	close
compromise	temporize
compromise, effect a	temporize

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Words Families

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Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
COMPROMISE	BASIC	compromise n, compromise v

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