jeopardizing
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
jeopardize \jeop"ard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jeopardized; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeopardizing.] To expose to loss or injury; to risk.
Syn: jeopard. [1913 Webster]
That he should jeopardize his willful head Only for spite at me.— H. Taylor.[1913 Webster]