Jeopardize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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                That he should jeopardize his willful head
                Only for spite at me.               --H. Taylor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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