Endanger
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Endanger is a verb meaning (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
Meaning
(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.
Example Sentences
He that turneth the humours back […] endangereth malign ulcers.
All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him.
I hold him but a fool that will endanger / His body [in a duel] for a girl that loves him not
1877, Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs If you endanger other people's life and liberty in your pursuit of happiness, I shall have to confiscate your arms, boys.
Word Forms
- endangers
- endangering
- endangered
- endaunger
Synonyms for endanger
Depending on context, synonyms include fraise, imperil, jeopardise, threaten, peril, queer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imperil, jeopardize, peril, threaten, menace, expose.
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Sources & Attribution
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