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jeopardize verb [ ˈdʒɛpədʌɪz ]

• put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
• "a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York's position as a financial centre"
Similar: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at risk, expose to risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, put on the line, leave vulnerable, leave unprotected, compromise, prejudice, be prejudicial to, be a danger to, pose a threat to, damage, injure, harm, do harm to, be detrimental to, peril,
Opposite: safeguard,


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