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jeopard
CIDE DICTIONARY
jeopard, v. t. [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 unto the death."
Syn. -- To hazard; risk; imperil; endanger; expose.
ROGET THESAURUS
jeopard
Danger
VB be in danger, be exposed to danger, run into danger, incur danger, encounter danger, run a risk, lay oneself open to, lean on a broken reed, trust to a broken reed, feel the ground sliding from under one, have to run for it, have the chances against one, have the odds against one, face long odds, be in deep trouble, be between a rock and a hard place, hang by a thread, totter, sleep on a volcano, stand on a volcano, sit on a barrel of gunpowder, live in a glass house, bring in danger, place in danger, put in danger, place in jeopardy, put in jeopardy, endanger, expose to danger, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, compromise, sail too near the wind, adventure, risk, hazard, venture, stake, set at hazard, run the gauntlet, engage in a forlorn hope, threaten danger, run one hard, lay a trap for.For further exploring for "jeopard" in Webster Dictionary Online