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endanger

[en-deyn-jeyr]
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verb (used with object)

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

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peril, risk, jeopardy, hazard, threat, pitfall, imperilment

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 for endanger

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

Historical Examples of endangerment

  • 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

(tr) to put in danger or peril; imperil
Derived Formsendangerment, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for endangerment
n.

1640s, from endanger + -ment.

endanger

v.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper