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endanger

[en-deyn-jeyr]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to expose to danger; imperil: It was foolish to endanger your life in that way.
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Origin of endanger

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at en-1, danger
Related formsen·dan·ger·ment, noun

Synonyms

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threaten, jeopardize, hazard, risk.
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Examples from the Web for endangerment

Historical Examples

  • Leaning far over the counter, to the endangerment of her balance, his employer gave him a smart cuff.

    Scarlett of the Mounted

    Marguerite Merington

  • Contemporaneous history shows that their endangerment proceeded from the statutes against vagrancy.

    The Popham Colony

    William Frederick Poole

British Dictionary definitions for endangerment

endanger

verb
  1. (tr) to put in danger or peril; imperil
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Derived Formsendangerment, noun
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Word Origin and History for endangerment

n.

1640s, from endanger + -ment.

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endanger

v.

late 15c., from en- (1) "make, put in" + danger. Related: Endangered; endangering. Endangered species first recorded 1964.

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