compromise vs war

compromise

verb
  • To bind by mutual agreement. 

  • To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound. 

  • To breach (a security system). 

  • To find a way between extremes. 

  • To cause impairment of. 

  • To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion. 

noun
  • A breach of a computer or network's rules such that an unauthorized disclosure or loss of sensitive information may have occurred, or the unauthorized disclosure or loss itself. 

  • The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. 

  • A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender. 

war

verb
  • To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe). 

  • To carry on, as a contest; to wage. 

noun
  • A particular conflict of this kind. 

  • Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces. 

  • A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control. 

  • Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time. 

  • An argument between two or more people with opposing opinions on a topic or issue. 

  • Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists. 

  • A protracted instance of fierce competition in trade. 

  • Campaigns against various social problems. 

How often have the words compromise and war occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )