jeopardize

verb

relocating outside New York will jeopardize their competitiveness:

threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at risk, expose to risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, put on the line;

leave vulnerable, leave unprotected;

compromise, prejudice, be prejudicial to;

be a danger to, pose a threat to;

damage, injure, harm, do harm to, be detrimental to, drive a nail into the coffin of;

archaic peril.

▷antonyms safeguard.

choose the right word	jeopardize, endanger, imperil, risk
See endanger.