Compromit
Pronunciation : Com"pro*mit`
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. compromittere. See Compromise, n.]
Definition : 1. To pledge by some act or declaration; to promise. State Trials (1529).
2. To put to hazard, by some indiscretion; to endanger; to compromise; as, to compromit the honor or the safety of a nation.
t. [imp. & p. p. Compromitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compromitting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913