endanger

endanger
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. imperil. See danger.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. imperil, jeopardize, expose to danger, risk, hazard, leave defenseless, leave unprotected, put in danger, put in jeopardy, threaten, subject to loss, make liable to danger, put at risk, expose to hazard, expose to peril, compromise, be careless with, fish in troubled waters*, lay open*, put on the spot*, leave in the middle*.
Ant. save*, protect, preserve.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
imperil, jeopardize, expose, tempt fate, put at risk, compromise, hazard, venture, threaten.
ANT.: safeguard, protect, defend
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To subject to danger or destruction: imperil, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, threaten. See SAFETY.

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