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Perish vs Jeopardize - What's the difference?

perish | jeopardize |

As verbs the difference between perish and jeopardize

is that perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear while jeopardize is (us) to put in jeopardy, to threaten.

perish

English

Verb

(es)
  • To pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.
  • To die; to cease to live.
  • * 1719 ,
    • ...the ship struck upon a sand, and ... the sea broke over her in such a manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea.
  • (obsolete) To cause to perish.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * decease, pass away * See also

    Derived terms

    * perish the thought

    Related terms

    * perishable

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    jeopardize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * jeopardise (British)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
    • After having an affair with a junior, her chances of promotion were seriously jeopardized .