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Definition of jeopardize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

jeopardize

verb

NAmE//ˈdʒɛpərˌdaɪz//

jeopardize something/somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they jeopardize

he / she / it jeopardizes

past simple jeopardized

-ing form jeopardizing

to risk harming or destroying something or someone synonym endanger He would never do anything to jeopardize his career.

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