jeopardise

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Word parts[change]

jeopardy + -ise

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Verb[change]

Plain form
jeopardise

Third-person singular
jeopardises

Past tense
jeopardised

Past participle
jeopardised

Present participle
jeopardising

  1. (UK) If you jeopardise someone or something, you put them in a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
    After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardised.

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