compromised

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English compromise

Old English -ed

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz

Old English -od

Middle English -ed

English -ed

English compromised

From compromise + -ed.

Adjective

compromised

1. That has been exposed to danger, risk, or discredit.
   • 2015, Raja Sivamani, Jared R. Jagdeo, Peter Elsner, Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics:

     For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that dysregulation of desquamatory protease activity in the SC is often involved in conditions of compromised skin barrier.

Derived terms

• compromisedly
• immunocompromised
• melanocompromised
• uncompromised

Verb

compromised

1. simple past and past participle of compromise