Endanger \En*dan"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endangered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Endangering.]
1. To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose
to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace.
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All the other difficulties of his reign only
exercised without endangering him. --Burke.
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2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.]
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He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth
malign ulcers. --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
endanger
v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
endangering the crops" [syn: jeopardize, jeopardise,
menace, threaten, imperil, peril]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[syn: queer, expose, scupper, peril]
WordNet (r) 2.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "endanger":
chance, compromise, encounter danger, expose, gamble, gamble with,
hazard, imperil, incur danger, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy,
lay open, menace, peril, put in danger, put in jeopardy, risk,
threaten, venture
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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