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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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Also especially British, jeop·ard·ise .
Origin of jeopardize
First recorded in 1640–50; jeopard(y) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM jeopardize
re·jeop·ard·ize, verb (used with object), re·jeop·ard·ized, re·jeop·ard·iz·ing.un·jeop·ard·ized, adjectiveWords nearby jeopardize
Jensen, Jensenism, Jensen's disease, jeon, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardous, jeopardy, Jephthah, Jequié, jequirity
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British Dictionary definitions for jeopardize
jeopardize
jeopardise
/ (ˈdʒɛpəˌdaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to risk; hazardhe jeopardized his job by being persistently unpunctual
to put in danger; imperil
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