Compromitting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Compromit \Com"pro*mit`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compromitted}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Compromitting}.] [L. compromittere. See
     {Compromise}, n.]
     1. To pledge by some act or declaration; to promise. --State
        Trials (1529).
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     2. To put to hazard, by some indiscretion; to endanger; to
        compromise; as, to compromit the honor or the safety of a
        nation.
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