endanger
Use Endanger in a sentence
dʒeɪr verb (used with object)
to expose to danger; imperil: It was foolish to endanger your life in that way.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to put in danger or peril; imperil | |
| en'dangerment | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
endanger
late 15c., from en- "make, put in" + danger. Related: Endangered; endangering. Endangered species first recorded 1964.
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Example sentences
The financial crash and sovereign-debt crisis endanger the euro.
Scientists find themselves choosing between animals as explosions of some populations endanger others.
Some fear that a rise in taxes could endanger the current economic recovery.
Even so, exposing a formerly undercover employee can harm national security and endanger operatives and their sources.
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