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jeopardize English

Meaning jeopardize meaning

What does jeopardize mean?
Definitions in simple English

jeopardize Verb

— If you jeopardize someone or something, you put them in a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure. After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized.

jeopardize

— verb (= endanger) pose a threat to; present a danger to The pollution is endangering the crops — verb (= stake) put at risk I will stake my good reputation for this

Synonyms jeopardize synonyms

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jeopardize English » English

endanger risk hazard imperil jeopardise venture threaten peril adventure stake menace compromise tempt Providence take risks take chances take a chance scupper offer loom jeopard hold over chance

Conjugation jeopardize conjugation

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jeopardize · verb

Examples jeopardize examples

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Simple sentences

I don't want to do anything to jeopardize my friendship with you.
I don't want anything to jeopardize our friendship.
If you ignore the past, you jeopardize the future.

Movie subtitles

Listen, sir, I don't know if you came to this city with a dream, but I did, and today I did something to jeopardize that dream.
I can assume, then, that you will never again jeopardize my honor.
I will not jeopardize my position.
If you acquit him, you jeopardize our entire social life our entire legal system.
You'll jeopardize what has taken me years to build up!
I understand exactly how you feel. But you must realize. I cannot possibly jeopardize the purpose of my trip.
You're not going to jeopardize your standing as a doctor.
Not a word to the press, as it would jeopardize our investigation.
And when one has been given a divine gift, one should not jeopardize it.
Are we supposed to jeopardize the lives of everyone for children who in all probability are already dead?
I am fighting a war and I can't jeopardize success for the sake of your troubles or Richard Dudgeon!
I wouldn't consciously jeopardize it.
You can't give up. and you can't let the mistakes jeopardize the dream.
Jeopardize hundreds of lives, risk interplanetary war -- all for the life of one person?
Sounds simple, but why should we jeopardize our fortunes?
Mrs. Bales, I can't jeopardize the morale of an entire squadron just to give your husband a job.
But you must realize. I cannot possibly jeopardize the purpose of my trip.
Do you have the authority to jeopardize the baron's life?
Even if escape is possible, of which I'm not at all sure. it can in no way jeopardize Robur's plans.
I had no right to jeopardize everyone's life.
I'm not saying I don't care about it, but I'll take it in account only as far as it doesn't jeopardize the Kingdom's unity.
I fail to see how Sir Neuville could jeopardize it, should I bring my inheritance to him as my dowry.
One false step can jeopardize everything.
I cannot possibly jeopardize the purpose of my trip.
You're willing to jeopardize her life in order to satisfy your own curiosity.
No man is going to jeopardize his present or poison his future. with little brats hollering around the house unless he's forced to.
I give up my job, jeopardize my career for her sake, and she won't even wait a couple of minutes.
You thinkJohnny'll jeopardize. everything for one rubber-lipped ex-tanker who's walking on his heels?
I guess he figured I wouldn't jeopardize my husband and Pat.
This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.
We wouldn't want you To jeopardize your health.
Whatever her reasons, she could jeopardize our business.
And I'll be damned if I'm going to jeopardize my job just because you're in love with a little colored boy!
I'm not gonna jeopardize everything I've built here. because some blond bitch in heat threw you out of bed.

News and current affairs

It is too painful to believe that humanity would destroy millions of other species - and jeopardize our own future - in a fit of absent-mindedness.
Their silence on Iraq reflected their apprehension about unwanted alternatives: either support the US plan and risk encouraging Kurdish moves toward an independent state, or oppose the Americans and jeopardize a critical strategic relationship.
For ideological hawks, compromises are treason: how can you jeopardize the historical patrimony of the Jewish people, let alone God's promise to Abraham?
China's increasing openness to global competition will eventually jeopardize the SOEs' continued survival and undermine the sustainability of politically biased development schemes.
Trade often trumps human rights and governments, especially in Europe, are often loath to jeopardize lucrative contacts when governments that violate human rights retaliate at being criticized.
That risk would be exacerbated by the eruption of a major default-related crisis within the eurozone, which might not be contained and, through a Lehman-like domino sequence, could jeopardize the entire edifice.
Worse still, massive losses resulting from the materialization of credit risk might jeopardize core eurozone economies' debt sustainability, placing the survival of the European Union itself in question.
The change in Egypt's politics and policies had a similar effect: Hamas calculated that Israel would not jeopardize its fragile relationship with Egypt by launching another ground operation in Gaza.
But it is critical that the country's upcoming election does not jeopardize recent gains, particularly during the current low-transmission season, which is the best opportunity to stop the disease in its tracks.
Why would they jeopardize such real and symbolic gains with rash and untested moves?
Any misstep here could jeopardize what Europe has built over the decades.
Any delay by one country in moving in that direction would jeopardize efforts made in other countries.
Everyone should want today's undivided Europe to build on these accomplishments, rather than for generations of high unemployment to jeopardize them.
This is a dangerous development, one that can retard growth, threaten the cohesion of societies, and jeopardize people's wellbeing.
But Russian leaders resist tough sanctions on Iran, lest they jeopardize financial dealings there and lead to increased Iranian support for Muslim minorities inside Russia.
The Court is still in its infancy, and antagonizing the many government leaders expressing solidarity with him could jeopardize its future.
Are you willing to sacrifice some economic growth domestically - or, conversely, are you willing to jeopardize relations with China and India - for the sake of the environment?
But curtailing social programs in both Europe and Russia would jeopardize human capital, their most valuable comparative advantage.
But to allow the Kremlin and its proxies to succeed would not only undermine the Eastern Partnership countries; it might jeopardize peace in Europe itself.
And what happens in 2009 may jeopardize some of the positive results of 1989, including the peaceful reunification of Europe and the triumph of democratic principles over nationalist, if not xenophobic, tendencies.
And, while that would jeopardize Germany's own interests, practical political action is not always rational, particularly in times of serious crisis.

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