'jeopardize' definitions:

Definition of 'jeopardize'

verb

Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril]

verb

Put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize]

From: GCIDE

jeopardize \jeop"ard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jeopardized; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeopardizing.] To expose to loss or injury; to risk.
Syn: jeopard. [1913 Webster]
That he should jeopardize his willful head Only for spite at me. --H. Taylor. [1913 Webster]