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Jeopardize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To expose to loss or injury; imperil. See Synonyms at endanger.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To put in jeopardy, to threaten.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To expose to loss or injury; to risk.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To jeopard. Also spelled jeopardise.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. pose a threat to; present a danger to

v. put at risk

Word Usage

"WASHINGTON - France will not give up its nuclear weapons, because doing so would "jeopardize" its security, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday as global leaders gathered for a summit on nuclear security."

Verb Form

jeopardized jeopardizes jeopardizing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

exist be risk lay on the line put on the line

Form

jeopardized jeopardizing

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

jeopard risk endanger