jeopardize

Etymology

From jeopardy + -ize.

verb

  1. (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
    After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized.
    This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. 1968, Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey, spoken by HAL 9000

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