JEOPARDIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jeopardize mean? 

• JEOPARDIZE (verb)
  The verb JEOPARDIZE has 2 senses:

1. pose a threat to; present a danger to

2. put at risk

  Familiarity information: JEOPARDIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JEOPARDIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they jeopardize    ... he / she / it jeopardizes   
Past simple: jeopardized   
Past participle: jeopardized   
-ing form: jeopardizing   

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 "jeopardize" is one way to...):

be; exist (have an existence, be extant)

Sentence frames:

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

Sentence example:

They jeopardize the animals

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put at risk

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

adventure; hazard; jeopardize; stake; venture

Context example:

I will stake my good reputation for this

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

lay on the line; put on the line; risk (expose to a chance of loss or damage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

It's a process that could jeopardize local ecosystems and further fuel the greenhouse effect, the researchers said.

(Tropical soil disturbance could be hidden source of carbon dioxide, National Science Foundation)