jeopardize

• jeopardise (British)

From jeopardy +‎ -ize.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.pə.dʌɪz/

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jeopardize (third-person singular simple present jeopardizes, present participle jeopardizing, simple past and past participle jeopardized)

1. (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.

   After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized.

   • 1968, Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey, spoken by HAL 9000:

     This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.