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jeopardize

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Word parts

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jeopardy + -ize

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
jeopardize

Third-person singular
jeopardizes

Past tense
jeopardized

Past participle
jeopardized

Present participle
jeopardizing

  1. (US) If you jeopardize 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 jeopardized.
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