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Verb: jeopardise  'je-pu(r),dIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: jeopardize)
  1. Put at risk
    "I will jeopardise my good reputation for this";
    - venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
     
  2. Pose a threat to; present a danger to
    "The pollution is jeopardising the crops";
    - endanger, jeopardize, menace, threaten, imperil, peril

Derived forms: jeopardised, jeopardises, jeopardising

Type of: be, exist, lay on the line, put on the line, risk

Encyclopedia: Jeopardise