| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To endanger or imperil.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb jeopardize.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (jeopardize) | 1. Pose a threat to; present a danger to.[Wordnet]. 2. Put at risk.[Wordnet]. 3. Put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this".[Wordnet]. 4. To expose to loss or injury; to risk; to jeopard.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: jeopardizing, jeopardized, jeopardizes, jeopardizer, jeopardizers, jeopardizingly and jeopardizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "JEOPARDIZING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references) |
Specialty Definition: jeopardize
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] jep'ardize. To expose to loss or injury; to jeopard.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] To put in jeopardy, to threaten. After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized. (references) | ||
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