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What is the verb for jeopardy?

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jeopardise
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Asked on Wednesday night if the loss to Northern Ireland might jeopardise his position, he said he would not resign.”
      “They have to ensure contracts for services are completed in time because failure could jeopardise the award.”
      “However, it appears that some people think they can flout the law and jeopardise public safety.”
jeopard
  1. (transitive, archaic) To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Mexico has no right to jeopard the peace of the world by urging any longer a useless and fruitless contest.”
      “We may deal freely with our own, but it is forbidden to jeopard the goods of another.”
      “The rest, so far from promoting the objects of the French mission, did much to jeopard its success.”
jeopardize
  1. (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Such damage could jeopardize the transmission of valuable scientific data to our systems.”
      “If there are delicate negotiations going on, and divulging information may jeopardize these, one might understand.”
      “Small eggs may jeopardize survival for precocial grouse chicks that rely extensively on nutrient stores after hatching.”
jeopardy
jeopardises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopardise
jeopardizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopardize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It also plunders natural resources, imperils posterity, and jeopardizes self determination.”
      “Mercury thereby gets into the food chain and jeopardizes the health of northern inhabitants.”
      “The compromised microcirculation further jeopardizes the survival of pneumocytes and culminates in emphysema.”
jeopards
jeopardised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of jeopardise
  2. Examples:
    1. “This is a very good alternative crop for farmers and I do not want it to be jeopardised by some silly billies in society.”
      “Conservatives' failure to back this project initially jeopardised the commitment of the business community.”
      “But their eagerly anticipated innocent pleasure has been jeopardised by the antics of a few selfish individuals on bikes.”
jeopardized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of jeopardize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Unfortunately, the serious subject matter is often jeopardized by incessant wordiness.”
      “The alimony award granted to his wife jeopardized Hall's ownership of his property, threatening his status as an independent producer.”
      “Government stonewalling and a dysfunctional justice system also jeopardized the case.”
jeopardied
jeoparded
jeopardizing
  1. present participle of jeopardize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “High-tech industries threatened to leave California, thus jeopardizing the state's new economic prosperity.”
      “I'm surprised that they are jeopardizing their hard-won reputation for quality DVD releases with this latest effort.”
      “This would add running time to the route, potentially jeopardizing the number of riders, who might opt to take a faster express bus instead.”
jeopardising
  1. present participle of jeopardise
  2. Examples:
    1. “Beckham's ego, in contrast, is in danger of undermining and jeopardising England's potential as a team.”
      “By aping the West, children and their parents were jeopardising their health, said paediatricians.”
      “Then we risk jeopardising the success of this initiative by rushing the appointments of key staff.”
jeopardying
jeoparding
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