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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My private concerns,—they seem large to me, and I fear to jeopard them by becoming entangled here.
From Montlivet by Alice Prescott Smith
I purpose to do nothing to jeopard it.
From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle
Was I bound to jeopard all the common good of life for the chance of—just failing to know existence from a higher plane?
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 by Various
It is manifestly a departure from the line of duty for a man to jeopard the means of maintenance for his family, without any prospect of advantage to himself or them.
From Woman: Man's Equal by Thomas Webster
What right had he to further jeopard the life, the honor, of these, his father's fondest treasures?
From Foes in Ambush by Charles King
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