Compromise and Protect

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Compromise verb - To place in danger.

Usage example: officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security

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Protect is an antonym for compromise in topics: give and take, put in jeopardy.

Nearby Words: compromising, compromised, compromiser, compromizing, compromized

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Compromise is an antonym for protect.

friend	compromise friend	protect friend
people	compromise people	protect people
body	compromise body	protect body
group	compromise group	protect group
Other words: family, reputation, way, identity, brother, modesty, interests.

Amid all this, Marco does his utmost to maintain his moral standards, but it's not easy when everyone's willing to compromise to protect what's theirs.

Source: Series / Marco Polo

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