to hazard
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5.1
- verb
- /ˈhæzərd/
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- He decided to hazard everything in order to start his own business.
Examples
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Odysseus opted to pass by the monster and risk a few of his individual sailors, rather than hazard the loss of his entire ship to the sucking whirlpool.
Blog text (1) -
They prefer to orbit afar, send in robotic probes, and not hazard their own precious pelts.
Fiction book (2001) -
Men who hazard all do it in hope of fair advantages.
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"Who chooses me must give and hazard all he has. "
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Would he really have hazarded his city clothes on a train carriage floor?
Blog text (3) -
Washington drew the line, however, at hazarding the lives of U.S. pilots by ordering low-level attacks.
Academic text (2002) -
He's been found guilty of hazarding the ship by failing to zigzag.
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They would need hours, perhaps days, in which to examine and evaluate Harrison before they could hazard a prediction as to the likelihood of a full recovery.
Fiction book (1992) -
Captain McVay, you're being accused of hazarding your ship by failing to zigzag as an evasive maneuver and failing to abandon ship in a timely manner.
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She chose to hazard her reputation by speaking out against the unfair rules.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
To do something that may cause harm or lead to loss
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6.3
Put someone or something in danger of harm
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3.7
To put someone or something in danger of harm
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5.8
To go somewhere or do something that is risky
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4.0
To take a risk hoping for a good result
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5.3
To risk money or something valuable on the result of an event
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
Someone takes more risk because they are safe from losses, often because of insurance
- Jargon
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3.0
A part of a golf course with water, like a pond or stream, that players try to avoid
How Risky
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb hazard comes from the old Arabic word az-zahr meaning 'the dice' or 'chance'. To hazard something is like 'putting it on the roll of the dice', so it means to risk it.