1. jeopardize(v = verb.stative) endanger, imperil, jeopardise, menace, peril, threaten - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
is one way to be, exist
Derived form noun jeopardy1
Sample sentences:
They jeopardize the animals
2. jeopardize(v = verb.social) adventure, hazard, stake, venture - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
is one way to lay on the line, put on the line, risk
Derived form noun jeopardy1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
To expose to loss or injury; to risk. [1913 Webster]
"That he should jeopardize his willful head
Only for spite at me." [1913 Webster]
jeopardize, v.tr. (also -ise) endanger; put into jeopardy.
VB be in danger, be exposed to danger, run into danger, incur danger, encounter danger, run a risk, lay oneself open to, lean on a broken reed, trust to a broken reed, feel the ground sliding from under one, have to run for it, have the chances against one, have the odds against one, face long odds, be in deep trouble, be between a rock and a hard place, hang by a thread, totter, sleep on a volcano, stand on a volcano, sit on a barrel of gunpowder, live in a glass house, bring in danger, place in danger, put in danger, place in jeopardy, put in jeopardy, endanger, expose to danger, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, compromise, sail too near the wind, adventure, risk, hazard, venture, stake, set at hazard, run the gauntlet, engage in a forlorn hope, threaten danger, run one hard, lay a trap for.