Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To put in jeopardy; expose to loss or injury; hazard; imperil; endanger.
- Synonyms To peril, imperil, risk.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to jeopardize; to hazard.
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- verb transitive, archaic To put in
jeopardy ; toexpose toloss orinjury ; toimperil ; tohazard .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But then came word that the Whigs were at it again, seeking to kill the pact through a new tactic—attaching amendments “of such a character,” as Polk described it, “to jeopard its ratification by Mexico.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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“Mexico has no right,” declared the president, “to jeopard the peace of the world, by urging any longer a useless and fruitless contest.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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But then came word that the Whigs were at it again, seeking to kill the pact through a new tactic—attaching amendments “of such a character,” as Polk described it, “to jeopard its ratification by Mexico.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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“Mexico has no right,” declared the president, “to jeopard the peace of the world, by urging any longer a useless and fruitless contest.”
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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“And, by the Saint Christopher at my baldric,” said the good yeoman, “were there no other cause than the safety of that poor faithful knave, Wamba, I would jeopard a joint ere a hair of his head were hurt.”
Ivanhoe 2004
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Damosel, said Alisander, an he come whiles I am here I will fight with him, and my poor body for your sake I will jeopard.
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But an I wist ye would be my better lady, at that tournament I will be, so that ye will keep my counsel and let no creature have knowledge that I shall joust but yourself, and such as ye will to keep your counsel, my poor person shall I jeopard there for your sake, that, peradventure, Sir Palamides shall know when that I come.
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And when they heard of his adventures, they marvelled that he would jeopard his person so, alone.
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All they bachelors then asked of sir Leopold would he in like case so jeopard her person as risk life to save life.
Ulysses 2003
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Meliagrance, wit thou well ye are about to jeopard your worship to dishonour, and also ye cast to jeopard our persons howbeit we be unarmed.
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