to put in jeopardy; to endanger or put at risk.
From en- + jeopardy (from Old French jeu parti meaning 'divided game' or 'uncertain outcome'). This verb form is archaic, superseded by 'jeopardize.'
English once preferred 'enjeopard' but switched to 'jeopardize'—a reminder that language constantly streamlines itself, favoring the endings and formations that feel most natural to speakers.
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