jeopardize

[jep-er-dahyz]

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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.

Also especially British, jeop·ard·ise.

Origin of jeopardize

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

Related formsre·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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Examples from the Web for jeopardize

Contemporary Examples

Air traffic controllers and pilots together take great care not to fly in conditions that can jeopardize an airplane.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?
Clive Irving
December 29, 2014
The principle is clear: the design must have multiple redundancies so that no single failure can jeopardize the airplane.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole
Clive Irving
November 1, 2014
So many of the big media players are afraid to jeopardize access, or personal relationships.
How TMZ Claims Its Celebrity Scalps, Like Ray Rice
Lloyd Grove
September 10, 2014
You couldn't write an honest assessment for what percentage of your daughter's life you were willing to jeopardize.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq
Nathan Bradley Bethea
August 31, 2014
Republicans have also raised concerns that the release of the report could jeopardize security at U.S. facilities overseas.
You're About to See What Obama Calls 'Torture'
Josh Rogin, Eli Lake
August 1, 2014

Historical Examples

Or if he did, he was diplomatic enough not to jeopardize his post by babbling of it to me.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930
Various
By a word he could have done it, yet he feared lest that word must jeopardize his brother.
The Sea-Hawk
Raphael Sabatini
Were he to accede to such a proposal as Oliver now made him, assuredly he must jeopardize all that.
The Sea-Hawk
Raphael Sabatini
In any event, she had no right to jeopardize this honest Chinaman's safety by refusing it.
Tales of the Argonauts
Bret Harte
Howard had confessed, so why should she jeopardize her good name uselessly?
The Third Degree
Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow

British Dictionary definitions for jeopardize

jeopardize

jeopardise

verb (tr)

to risk; hazardhe jeopardized his job by being persistently unpunctual
to put in danger; imperil

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Word Origin and History for jeopardize

v.

1640s, from jeopardy + -ize. Related: Jeopardized; jeopardizing. As a verb, Middle English used simple jeopard (late 14c.).

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Examples from the Web for jeopardize

Contemporary Examples

Air traffic controllers and pilots together take great care not to fly in conditions that can jeopardize an airplane.

The principle is clear: the design must have multiple redundancies so that no single failure can jeopardize the airplane.

So many of the big media players are afraid to jeopardize access, or personal relationships.

You couldn't write an honest assessment for what percentage of your daughter's life you were willing to jeopardize.

Republicans have also raised concerns that the release of the report could jeopardize security at U.S. facilities overseas.

Historical Examples

Or if he did, he was diplomatic enough not to jeopardize his post by babbling of it to me.

By a word he could have done it, yet he feared lest that word must jeopardize his brother.

Were he to accede to such a proposal as Oliver now made him, assuredly he must jeopardize all that.

In any event, she had no right to jeopardize this honest Chinaman's safety by refusing it.

Howard had confessed, so why should she jeopardize her good name uselessly?

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Word Origin and History for jeopardize

v.

Origin of jeopardize