risked
v.v. to do something even though you know it might have a bad result. You use this when you take a chance on losing something important.
v. to expose oneself or something of value to the possibility of loss, injury, or failure. Often followed by a gerund or a noun phrase acting as the direct object.
He risked his life to save the drowning child.
The company risked its entire reputation by launching the product before the safety tests were finished.
By speaking out against the new policy, she risked being ostracised by her colleagues, yet she felt the ethical implications were too significant to remain silent.
Transitive verb; commonly followed by a noun phrase or a gerund ('risked losing').
he risked to lose his jobhe risked losing his jobThe verb 'risk' is followed by a gerund (-ing form), not an infinitive with 'to'.