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jeopardize

[ jep-er-dahyz ]
/ ˈdʒɛp ərˌdaɪz /
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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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RELATED WORDS

threaten, imperil, peril, risk, stake, hazard, chance, gamble

Nearby words

jensen, jensen's disease, jensenism, jeon, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardous, jeopardy, jephthah, jequirity, jequitinhonha
Also especially British, jeop·ard·ise.

Origin of jeopardize

First recorded in 1640–50; jeopard(y) + -ize

Related forms

re·jeop·ard·ize, verb (used with object), re·jeop·ard·ized, re·jeop·ard·iz·ing.un·jeop·ard·ized, adjective
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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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