- jeopard
- transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, back-formation from jeopardie Date: 14th century jeopardize
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Jeopard — Jeop ard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeoparded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeoparding}.] [From {Jeopardy}.] To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to jeopardize; to hazard. Sir T. North. [1913 Webster] A people that jeoparded their lives… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jeopard — [jep′ərd] vt. [ME jeuparten, back form. < jeuparti,JEOPARDY] now rare var. of JEOPARDIZE … English World dictionary
jeopard — /jep euhrd/, v.t. to jeopardize. [1325 75; ME juparten, back formation from jupartie JEOPARDY, repr. MF jeu partir to divide play, play, hence, take a chance] * * * … Universalium
jeopard — verb /ˈʤɛpəd/ To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard. And whanne they herd of his aventures, they merueilled that he wold ieoparde his persone soo alone … Wiktionary
jeopard — v. a. Hazard, imperil, peril, endanger, jeopardize, risk, put in jeopardy, put at hazard, put at risk … New dictionary of synonyms
jeopard — jeop·ard … English syllables
jeopard — jeop•ard [[t]ˈdʒɛp ərd[/t]] v. t. cvb jeopardize • Etymology: 1325–75; ME juparten, back formation from jupartie jeopardy … From formal English to slang
jeopard — ˈjepə(r)d transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English juparten, jeoparten, jeoparden, back formation from jupartie, jeopartie, jeopardie jeopardy : jeopardize … Useful english dictionary
Jeoparded — Jeopard Jeop ard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeoparded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeoparding}.] [From {Jeopardy}.] To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to jeopardize; to hazard. Sir T. North. [1913 Webster] A people that jeoparded their … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jeoparding — Jeopard Jeop ard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeoparded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeoparding}.] [From {Jeopardy}.] To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to jeopardize; to hazard. Sir T. North. [1913 Webster] A people that jeoparded their … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
