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jeopardize — jeop|ard|ize [ dʒepər,daız ] verb transitive to risk damaging or destroying something important: Cuts in funding could jeopardize this vital research work … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jeopardize — jeop•ard•ize [[t]ˈdʒɛp ərˌdaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil • Etymology: 1640–50 … From formal English to slang
jeopardize — jeop ard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeopardized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeopardizing}.] To expose to loss or injury; to risk. Syn: jeopard. [1913 Webster] That he should jeopardize his willful head Only for spite at me. H. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jeopardized — jeopardize jeop ard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeopardized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeopardizing}.] To expose to loss or injury; to risk. Syn: jeopard. [1913 Webster] That he should jeopardize his willful head Only for spite at me. H. Taylor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jeopardizing — jeopardize jeop ard*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeopardized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeopardizing}.] To expose to loss or injury; to risk. Syn: jeopard. [1913 Webster] That he should jeopardize his willful head Only for spite at me. H. Taylor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
