jeopard
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of jeopard
1325–75; Middle English juparten, back formation from jupartie jeopardy, representing Middle French jeu partir to divide play, play, hence, take a chance
Example Sentences
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The rest, so far from promoting the objects of the French mission, did much to jeopard its success.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell
The correct word is jeopard, but in any case there is no need for anything so farfetched and stilted.
From Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults by Bierce, Ambrose
If it should prove otherwise, Congress can, at any time, amend those laws in such manner as, while subserving the public welfare, not to jeopard the rights, interests, and liberties of the people.
From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by Barnes, William Horatio
My private concerns,—they seem large to me, and I fear to jeopard them by becoming entangled here.
From Montlivet by Smith, Alice Prescott
Halliwell gives the verb juberd and defines it as "to jeopard or endanger."
From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Eggleston, Edward
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