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jeopardize

American  
[jep-er-dahyz] / ˈdʒɛp ərˌdaɪz /
especially British, jeopardise

verb (used with object)

jeopardized, jeopardizing

  1. to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil.

    He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
jeopardize British  
/ ˈdʒɛpəˌdaɪz /

verb

  1. to risk; hazard

    he jeopardized his job by being persistently unpunctual

  2. to put in danger; imperil

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Other Word Forms

  • rejeopardize verb (used with object)
  • unjeopardized adjective

Etymology

Origin of jeopardize

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

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