jeopardize
verb /ˈdʒepədaɪz/
/ˈdʒepərdaɪz/
(British English also jeopardise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jeopardize | /ˈdʒepədaɪz/ /ˈdʒepərdaɪz/ |
| he / she / it jeopardizes | /ˈdʒepədaɪzɪz/ /ˈdʒepərdaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple jeopardized | /ˈdʒepədaɪzd/ /ˈdʒepərdaɪzd/ |
| past participle jeopardized | /ˈdʒepədaɪzd/ /ˈdʒepərdaɪzd/ |
| -ing form jeopardizing | /ˈdʒepədaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈdʒepərdaɪzɪŋ/ |
- jeopardize something/somebody to risk harming or destroying something/somebody synonym endanger
- He would never do anything to jeopardize his career.
- This scandal could seriously jeopardize his chances of being re-elected.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- seriously
- severely
- potentially
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