jeopard Meaning, Definition & Usage

Jeop"ard transitive verb

Etymology

From Jeopardy.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Jeoparded; present participle & verbal noun Jeoparding

Definitions

1. To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard. Sir T. North.

   A people that jeoparded their lives unto the death. Judg. v. 18.

   Syn. -- To hazard; risk; imperil; endanger; expose.