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comprometer

to compromise, to jeopardize, to commit (to), to pledge

k õ p ɾ u m ɨ t e ɾ
com with + promet promise + er 2nd-conjugation infinitive
verb Rare #37,740
to compromise, to jeopardize Can mean to put something at risk or undermine it (e.g., a plan, a negotiation, security).
PO: Não quero comprometer a negociação.
EN: I don't want to compromise the negotiation.
to commit (to), to pledge Often used reflexively in Portuguese: “comprometer-se a” + infinitive.
PO: Ela vai comprometer-se a ajudar amanhã.
EN: She is going to commit to helping tomorrow.
Conjugation of comprometer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third comprometeu —
comprometer
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First comprometer —
Third comprometer —

Prometo-vos comprometer-me a um novo acordo pelo povo americano.

I promise to commit myself to a new deal for the American people.

Você é assim, tem medo de se comprometer.

That's just how you are; you're afraid of commitment.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Ela quer se comprometer a ensinar.

She wants to commit to teaching.

Você não precisa se preocupar em se comprometer com nada, Kumail.

You don't need to worry about committing to anything, Kumail.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Não devemos comprometer nossos recursos a uma possibilidade.

We should not commit our resources to a possibility.

— Oppenheimer (2023)