en·dan·gered

[en-deyn-jerd]
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 + -ed2

Related forms
un·en·dan·gered, adjective
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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 Middle English; see en-1, danger

Related forms
en·dan·ger·ment, noun

Synonyms
threaten, jeopardize, hazard, risk.
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endanger (ɪnˈdeɪndʒə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
(tr) to put in danger or peril; imperil
 
en'dangerment
 
—n

endangered (ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
in danger: used esp of animals in danger of extinction: the giant panda is an endangered species

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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 killing of any endangered species except in defense of a human life is a
  crime.
Obviously, he is arrested and taken before a judge, as the eagle is endangered.
The relentless destruction of their tropical-forest habitat has endangered
  their entire species.
Any discovery of a new population of an endangered species is good news, but
  this one's extra-good.
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