endanger

[ en-deyn-jeyr ]

/ ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /

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verb (used with object)

to expose to danger; imperil: It was foolish to endanger your life in that way.

Nearby words

end., endamage, endameba, endamoeba, endangeitis, endanger, endangered, endangered species, endangiitis, endaortitis, endarch

Origin of endanger

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at en-¹, danger

SYNONYMS FOR endanger

threaten, jeopardize, hazard, risk.

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Related forms

en·dan·ger·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for endanger

But political parties officials continue to reassure the country that the campaigns will not endanger anyone.
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But the Sketchbook Project confines itself to restricting only submissions that might endanger the staff.
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The 4th of July is customarily marked by charcoal “cook-outs,” which endanger the community.
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We are worried that Russia will move out from Crimea and endanger the whole country.
EuroMaidan Protesters: We Want U.S. Protection|Jamie Dettmer|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even some liberal commentators said that the raid was an embarrassment that could endanger Zidan.
Libyan P.M. Kidnapped in Retaliation for U.S. Raid|Jamie Dettmer|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Wounds larger than this size take years to heal and endanger the life of the tree.
Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting|Various
Primus had made his torches long; it would be an hour before they could burn down sufficiently to endanger the boat.
East Angels|Constance Fenimore Woolson
Failure to observe these rules is as liable to endanger life as property.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds
The discontent of the Roumanians might have been worked upon so as still further to endanger the Russian communications.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose
Whatever you do, for heaven's sake don't be persuaded to endanger that!
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for endanger

endanger

/ (ɪnˈdeɪndʒə) /

verb

(tr) to put in danger or peril; imperil

Derived Forms

endangerment, noun

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