Meanings
verbjeopardize (third-person singular simple present jeopardizes, present participle jeopardizing, simple past and past participle jeopardized)
present singular third person jeopardizes · participle present jeopardizing · participle past jeopardized · past jeopardized · alternative jeopardise
Synonyms & antonyms
verbpose a threat to; present a danger to
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian излагам на опасност
- излагам на опасност (izlagam na opasnost)put in jeopardy
Catalan posar en perill, amenaçar
- posar en perillput in jeopardy
- amenaçarput in jeopardy
Chinese Mandarin 使受危險 /使受危险, 危害
- 使受危險 /使受危险 (shǐ shòu wéixiǎn)put in jeopardy
- 危害 (wēihài)put in jeopardy
- 危及 (wēijí)put in jeopardy
Dutch bedreigen, in gevaar brengen
- bedreigenput in jeopardy
- in gevaar brengenput in jeopardy
- op de helling zettenput in jeopardy
Estonian ohustama
- ohustamaput in jeopardy
Finnish vaarantaa, saattaa vaaraan
- vaarantaaput in jeopardy
- saattaa vaaraanput in jeopardy
French mettre en danger
- mettre en dangerput in jeopardy
German gefährden, in Gefahr bringen
- gefährdenput in jeopardy
- in Gefahr bringenput in jeopardy
Greek διακυνδινέυω
- διακυνδινέυω (diakyndinéyo)put in jeopardy
Hungarian kockára tesz, kockáztat
- kockára teszput in jeopardy
- kockáztatput in jeopardy
- veszélyeztetput in jeopardy
Italian mettere a rischio, minacciare
- mettere a rischioput in jeopardy
- minacciareput in jeopardy
Japanese 危うきにさらす
- 危うきにさらす (ayauku ni sarasu)put in jeopardy
Māori whakamōrea, whakamōrearea
- whakamōreaput in jeopardy
- whakamōreareaput in jeopardy
Portuguese pôr em jogo, comprometer
- pôr em jogoput in jeopardy
- comprometerput in jeopardy
Russian подверга́ть опа́сности, подве́ргнуть опа́сности
- подверга́ть опа́сности (podvergátʹ opásnosti)put in jeopardy
- подве́ргнуть опа́сности (podvérgnutʹ opásnosti)put in jeopardy
Spanish poner en peligro, perjudicar
- poner en peligroput in jeopardy
- perjudicarput in jeopardy
Swedish riskera, äventyra
- riskeraput in jeopardy
- äventyraput in jeopardy
Turkish tehlikeye atmak
- tehlikeye atmakput in jeopardy
Cite this entry
APA
jeopardize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeopardize
MLA
“jeopardize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeopardize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jeopardize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeopardize.
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