definitions

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.

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RELATED WORDS

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

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

Related forms

en·dan·ger·ment, noun
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Examples from the Web for 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

/ (ɪnˈdeɪndʒə) /

verb

(tr) to put in danger or peril; imperil

Derived Forms

endangerment, noun
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