compromettere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin comprōmittō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kom.proˈmet.te.re/
  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: com‧pro‧mét‧te‧re

Verb

comprométtere (first-person singular present comprométto, first-person singular past historic compromìsi, past participle compromésso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to compromise, to damage, to endanger, to jeopardise, to impair
  2. to damage the reputation of
  3. (law) to refer (a judgment) to an arbiter

Conjugation

Further reading

  • compromettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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