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compromise, commutation, composition; middle term, mezzo termine; compensation; abatement of differences, adjustment, mutal concession.

compromise, commute, compound; take the mean; split the difference, meet one halfway, give and take; come to terms (contract); submit to arbitration, abide by arbitration; patch up, bridge over, arrange; straighten out, adjust, differences, agree; make the best of, make a virtue of necessity; take the will for the deed.