About The Word Jeopardize
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Jeopardize
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What's The Definition Of Jeopardize?
[v] put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
[v] pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" Synonyms | Synonyms for Jeopardize: adventure | endanger | hazard | imperil | jeopardise | menace | peril | stake | threaten | venture Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | be | exist | lay on the line | put on the line | risk Jeopardize In Webster's Dictionary \Jeop"ard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeopardized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Jeopardizing}.]
To expose to loss or injury; to risk; to jeopard.
That he should jeopardize his willful head Only for
spite at me. --H. Taylor.
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