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endangered

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en⋅dan⋅gered

  [en-deyn-jerd]
Use endangered in a Sentence
–adjective
1. threatened with a danger: endangered lives of trapped coal miners.
2. threatened with extinction: The bald eagle may be endangered.
Origin:
1590–1600; endanger + -ed 2

en⋅dan⋅ger

  [en-deyn-jeyr]
–verb (used with object)
to expose to danger; imperil: It was foolish to endanger your life in that way.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see en- 1 , danger

Related forms:
en⋅dan⋅ger⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
threaten, jeopardize, hazard, risk.
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en·dan·ger   (ěn-dān'jər)   
tr.v.   en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers

  1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil.

  2. To threaten with extinction.

en·dan'ger·ment n.
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

endanger 
1477, from en- "make, put in" + danger. Endangered species first recorded 1964.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: en·dan·ger
Function: transitive verb
: to bring into danger or peril intransitive verb : to create a dangerous situation endanger>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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