Jeopardise
[jep-er-dahyz] /ˈdʒɛp ərˌdaɪz/
verb (used with object), jeopardized, jeopardizing.
1.
to put in ; hazard; risk; imperil:
He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
/ˈdʒɛpəˌdaɪz/
verb (transitive)
1.
to risk; hazard: he jeopardized his job by being persistently unpunctual
2.
to put in danger; imperil
v.
chiefly British English spelling of jeopardize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Jeopardised; jeopardising.
v.
1640s, from jeopardy + -ize. Related: Jeopardized; jeopardizing. As a verb, Middle English used simple jeopard (late 14c.).
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