jeopard

[jep-erd]

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verb (used with object)

to jeopardize.

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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

Examples from the Web for jeopard

The rest, so far from promoting the objects of the French mission, did much to jeopard its success.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2)|Wiliam Cabell Bruce
No, no man will be disposed to jeopard his life, and the lives of his countrymen.
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America|W. E. B. Du Bois
The correct word is jeopard, but in any case there is no need for anything so farfetched and stilted.
Write It Right|Ambrose Bierce
The leaders in Peru did not propose to jeopard their own supremacy.
The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)|Thomas C. Dawson