Endanger
Put
Put verb - To risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event.
Usage example: deciding to go for broke, he put $1000 on a horse that had 20 to 1 odds
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Batwoman expects that her father won't endanger her, and turns out to be right, as he shoots down a suggestion to put her as a top-priority target and instead moves on to the next location.
- As others have stated, The Sandman from Spider-Man might endanger a share of civilians to put Spider-Man at his mercy, but Demona had no other plan beyond killing every single human on the Earth.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Gargoyles -
Especially since such booby traps are planted more to put pressure on the Doctor and endanger his friends than in a serious belief that they'll kill him.
Source: Incredibly Obvious Bomb
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