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Verb: jeopardise  'je-pur`dIz
Usage: Brit (=jeopardize)
  1. Pose a threat to; present a danger to
    "The pollution is jeopardising the crops"
    - endanger, jeopardize, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
     
  2. Put at risk
    "I will jeopardise my good reputation for this"
    - venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize

Derived forms: jeopardising, jeopardises, jeopardised

See also: jeopardy

Type of: be, exist, lay on the line, put on the line, risk

Encyclopedia: Jeopardise