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jeopardize

[ jep-er-dahyz ]

verb (used with object)

jeopardized, jeopardizing.
  1. to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil:

    He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.



jeopardize

/ ˈ»åÏôÉ›±èəˌ»å²¹Éª³ú /

verb

  1. to risk; hazard

    he jeopardized his job by being persistently unpunctual

  2. to put in danger; imperil
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·Âá±ð´Ç±èa°ù»å·¾±³ú±ð verb (used with object) rejeopardized rejeopardizing
  • ³Ü²Ô·Âá±ð´Ç±èa°ù»å·¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jeopardize1

First recorded in 1640–50; jeopard(y) + -ize
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Last year, she told KNX News that the law — which forbids city employees and resources from being involved in federal immigration enforcement — “was really just an act of symbolic resistance†that could jeopardize federal funding.

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“Serious oversights like this not only jeopardize the integrity of individual cases but also sow public distrust in the criminal legal system and call into question the efficacy and accuracy of criminal investigations.â€

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Workers contacted Thursday by The Times declined to speak on the record, fearing it would jeopardize their reinstatements.

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California officials and clean water advocates counter that the rollback of protections will jeopardize vital water sources and ecosystems throughout the arid West.

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I hope we don’t let an unelected billionaire and his minions jeopardize them without a fight.

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