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Definition of jeopardize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jeopardize

verb
 
/ˈdʒepədaɪz/
 
/ˈdʒepərdaɪz/
(British English also jeopardise)
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they jeopardize
 
/ˈdʒepədaɪz/
 
/ˈdʒepərdaɪz/
he / she / it jeopardizes
 
/ˈdʒepədaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈdʒepərdaɪzɪz/
past simple jeopardized
 
/ˈdʒepədaɪzd/
 
/ˈdʒepərdaɪzd/
past participle jeopardized
 
/ˈdʒepədaɪzd/
 
/ˈdʒepərdaɪzd/
-ing form jeopardizing
 
/ˈdʒepədaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈdʒepərdaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. jeopardize something/somebody to risk harming or destroying something/somebody synonym endanger
    • He would never do anything to jeopardize his career.
    • This scandal could seriously jeopardize her chances of being re-elected.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • seriously
    • severely
    • potentially
    See full entry
See jeopardize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
alloy
noun
 
 
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