jeopardize B2 Topic:Safety & Risk US /ˈd͡ʒɛp.ɚ.daɪz/ UK /ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.dʌɪz/ See IPA manual verb Freq #13701 Meanings 1 verb To put something at risk or in danger. Missing the meeting could jeopardize the whole deal. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to put something at risk or... endangerperil Word family Forms jeopardizedjeopardizesjeopardizing Etymology AI details From jeopardy + -ize. Topics Safety & Risk # jeopardize **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** ˈd͡ʒɛp.ɚ.daɪz **IPA (UK):** ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.dʌɪz **Frequency rank:** 13701 ## Meanings 1. To put something at risk or in danger. ## Examples - Missing the meeting could jeopardize the whole deal. ## Etymology From jeopardy + -ize. ## AI Etymology Jeopardize comes from jeopardy + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Safety & Risk markdown