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Verbs for Causing Danger

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to threaten
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to risk
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to endanger
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to jeopardize
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to hazard
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to venture
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to doom
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to menace
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to peril
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to imperil
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to expose
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to compromise
to threaten
to threaten
Verb
th
θ
r
r
ea
ɛ
t
t
e
ə
n
n
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to indicate a potential danger or risk to someone or something

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His aggressive behavior began to threaten the safety of those around him.
The economic downturn threatened the stability of many businesses.

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transitive
to risk
to risk
Verb
r
r
i
ɪ
s
s
k
k

to put someone or something important in a situation where they could be harmed, lost, or destroyed

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to endanger
to endanger
Verb
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d
a
eɪ
n
n
g
ʤ
e
ɜ
r
r

to expose someone or something to potential harm or risk

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to jeopardize
to jeopardize
Verb
j
ʤ
eo
ɛ
p
p
a
ɜ
r
r
d
d
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to put something or someone in danger

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transitive
to hazard
to hazard
Verb
h
h
a
æ
z
z
a
ɜ
r
r
d
d

to put someone or something at danger or risk

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to venture
to venture
Verb
v
v
e
ɛ
n
n
t
ʧ
u
ɜ
r
r
e

to intentionally expose something of personal importance or value to the possibility of loss

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to doom
to doom
Verb
d
d
oo
u
m
m

to intentionally cause something or someone to fail or experience a negative outcome by creating specific conditions

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to menace
to menace
Verb
m
m
e
ɛ
n
n
a
ə
c
s
e

to be a possible danger to someone or something

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to peril
to peril
Verb
p
p
e
ɛ
r
r
i
ə
l
l

to put someone or something in a dangerous or difficult position

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to imperil
to imperil
Verb
i
ɪ
m
m
p
p
e
ɛ
r
r
i
ə
l
l

to endanger a person or thing

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to expose
to expose
Verb
e
ɪ
x
ks
p
p
o
oʊ
s
z
e

to put someone or something in a position in which they are vulnerable or are at risk

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to compromise
to compromise
Verb
c
k
o
ɑ
m
m
p
p
r
r
o
ə
m
m
i
aɪ
s
z
e

to put someone or something in danger, particularly by being careless

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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