I. -_dē, -_di noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English jupartie, jeopartie, jeopardie, from Anglo-French juparti, jeu parti, from Old French, alternative, poem treating amorous problems in dialogue form, from ju, jeu game, play (from Latin jocus joke, jest, game) + parti, past participle of partir to divide — more at joke , part
1. obsolete : problem , dilemma ; also obsolete : trick
2. : exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury : danger , hazard
place a fortune in jeopardy by gambling
3. : the danger that an accused person is subjected to when duly put upon trial for a criminal offense
Synonyms: see danger
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: jeopardize , imperil