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jeop⋅ard⋅ize

  [jep-er-dahyz]
Use jeopardized in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
Also, especially British, jeop⋅ard⋅ise.

Origin:
1640–50; jeopard(y) + -ize
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jeop·ard·ize   (jěp'ər-dīz')   
tr.v.   jeop·ard·ized, jeop·ard·iz·ing, jeop·ard·izes
To expose to loss or injury; imperil. See Synonyms at endanger.
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