jeopardize
verb (used with object)
to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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The mercurial youth seems to have no idea that within an hour he will be jeopardizing his head by engaging in a foolhardy enterprise which runs counter to the whole policy of the Turkish Empire.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by M?r J?kai