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Verbs of Helping and Hurting - Verbs for Causing Danger

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to causing danger such as "threaten", "jeopardize", and "doom".

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Categorized English Verbs of Helping and Hurting
to threaten

to indicate a potential danger or risk to someone or something

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to risk

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

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to endanger

to expose someone or something to potential harm or risk

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to jeopardize

to put something or someone in danger

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to hazard

to put someone or something at danger or risk

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to venture

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

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to doom

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

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to menace

to be a possible danger to someone or something

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to peril

to put someone or something in a dangerous or difficult position

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to imperil

to endanger a person or thing

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to expose

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

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to compromise

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

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