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en⋅dan⋅ger
[en-deyn-jeyr] 
dʒeɪr
–verb (used with object)
| to expose to danger; imperil: It was foolish to endanger your life in that way. |
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| en·dan·ger (ěn-dān'jər) tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers
Synonyms: These verbs mean to subject to danger, loss, or destruction: driving that endangers lives; hazarded his health by smoking; a forest imperiled by acid rain; strikes that jeopardized company profits; wouldn't risk her financial security. |
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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. All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him. --Burke. 2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.] He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth malign ulcers. --Bacon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : endanger
Spanish:
poner en peligro,
German:
gefährden,
Japanese:
危うくする
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: en·dan·ger
Function: transitive verb
: to bring into danger or peril intransitive verb : to create a dangerous situation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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