jeopardize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
    jeopardise; peril; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
    • The pollution is endangering the crops
  2. verb put at risk
    stake; hazard; venture; adventure.
    • I will stake my good reputation for this

WordNet

Jeop"ard*ize transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jeopardized ; present participle & verbal noun Jeopardizing
Definitions
  1. To expose to loss or injury; to risk; to jeopard.
    That he should jeopardize his willful head Only for spite at me. H. Taylor.

Webster 1913