to expose to risk or danger

  • 11risk — noun 1》 a situation involving exposure to danger.     ↘the possibility that something unpleasant will happen. 2》 a person or thing causing a risk or regarded in relation to risk: a fire risk. verb expose to danger or loss. ↘act in such a way as… …

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  • 12risk — /rɪsk / (say risk) noun 1. exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: to run risks. 2. Insurance a. the hazard or chance of loss. b. the degree of probability of such loss. c. the amount which the insurance company… …

  • 13danger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Exposure to injury Nouns 1. danger, peril, jeopardy, risk, hazard, threat, adventure, insecurity, precariousness, slipperiness; Russian roulette (see chance). 2. (vulnerability to danger) exposure,… …

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  • 14Danger — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Danger >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 danger danger peril insecurity jeopardy risk hazard venture precariousness slipperiness Sgm: N 1 instability instability &c. 149 Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 15risk — risker, n. riskless, adj. /risk/, n. 1. exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It s not worth the risk. 2. Insurance. a. the hazard or chance of loss. b. the degree of probability of such loss. c. the amount that… …

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  • 16risk — Synonyms and related words: accident, accidentality, actuarial calculation, admit of, adventitiousness, adventure, be liable, be subjected to, beard, bet, bid fair to, brave, break, breakers ahead, buy in, buy into, calculated risk, cardhouse,… …

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  • 17expose — Synonyms and related words: advertise, air, apocalypse, attaint, awaken, bare, baring, belie, bespatter, betray, blacken, blot, blow sky high, blow up, blow upon, brand, brandish, break the seal, break the spell, bring to light, broadcast, burst… …

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  • 18expose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disclose, reveal, divulge, unearth, unmask, denude, bare, uncover; exhibit, display; offer, submit; subject to, risk, weather, lay open, endanger, imperil; turn out, cast out, abandon; denounce,… …

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  • 19risk — I. n. Danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril, exposure to harm. II. v. a. 1. Hazard, peril, endanger, jeopard, jeopardize, put in peril, put to hazard, expose to danger. 2. Venture, dare to undertake …

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  • 20risk — n 1. hazard, peril, danger, jeopardy; endan germent, imperilment, liability, vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure; precariousness, insecurity, unpredictability, uncertainty; chance, big chance, long shot; speculation, plunge, gamble, leap in… …

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