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JEOPARDISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jeopardise mean? 

JEOPARDISE (verb)
  The verb JEOPARDISE has 1 sense:

1. pose a threat to; present a danger toplay

  Familiarity information: JEOPARDISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JEOPARDISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they jeopardise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it jeopardises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: jeopardised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: jeopardised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: jeopardising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pose a threat to; present a danger to

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

endanger; imperil; jeopardise; jeopardize; menace; peril; threaten

Context example:

The pollution is endangering the crops

Hypernyms (to "jeopardise" is one way to...):

be; exist (have an existence, be extant)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

jeopardy (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune)


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