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English Dictionary: jeopardize by the DICT Development Group
2 results for jeopardize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jeopardize
v
  1. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
    Synonym(s): endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
  2. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
    Synonym(s): venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jeopardize \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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