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). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put to hazard, by some indiscretion; to endanger; to compromise; as, to compromit the honor or the safety of a nation. [ 1913 Webster ]