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 v.0.48
jeopardize
v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardise, menace,
threaten, imperil, peril]
2: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
[syn: venture, hazard, adventure, stake]
WordNet (r) 2.0
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "jeopardize":
compromise, encounter danger, endanger, expose, gamble,
gamble with, hazard, imperil, incur danger, jeopard, jeopardy,
lay open, menace, peril, put in danger, put in jeopardy, risk,
threaten, venture
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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