jeopardize
[ jep-er-dahyz ]
/ ˈdʒɛp ərˌdaɪz /
verb (used with object), jeop·ard·ized, jeop·ard·iz·ing.
to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
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- jensen, johannes vilhelm,
- jensenism,
- jeon,
- jeopard,
- jeopardise,
- jeopardous,
- jeopardy,
- jephthah,
- jequirity,
- jequitinhonha
Also especially British, jeop·ard·ise.
Origin of jeopardize
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jeopardize
jeopardise
/ (ˈdʒɛpəˌdaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to risk; hazardhe jeopardized his job by being persistently unpunctual
to put in danger; imperil
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jeopardize
1640s, from jeopardy + -ize. Related: Jeopardized; jeopardizing. As a verb, Middle English used simple jeopard (late 14c.).
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