JEOPARD

Etymology

Verb

jeopard (third-person singular simple present jeopards, present participle jeoparding, simple past and past participle jeoparded)

(transitive, archaic) To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury

Synonyms: imperil, hazard

Synonyms

• jeopardize

Source: Wiktionary


Jeop"ard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jeoparded; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeoparding.] Etym: [From Jeopardy.]

Definition: To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard. Sir T. North. A people that jeoparded their lives unto the death. Judg. v. 18.

Syn.

– To hazard; risk; imperil; endanger; expose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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