Endanger
11endanger — UK [ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)] / US [ɪnˈdeɪndʒər] verb [transitive] Word forms endanger : present tense I/you/we/they endanger he/she/it endangers present participle endangering past tense endangered past participle endangered to put someone or something… …
12endanger — [[t]ɪnde͟ɪnʤə(r)[/t]] endangers, endangering, endangered VERB To endanger something or someone means to put them in a situation where they might be harmed or destroyed completely. [V n] The debate could endanger the proposed Mideast peace talks.… …
13endanger — verb ( dangered; endangering) Date: 1964 transitive verb to bring into danger or peril < recklessly endangering innocent lives > intransitive verb to create a dangerous situation < driving to endanger > • endangerment noun …
14endanger — endangerment, n. /en dayn jayr/, v.t. to expose to danger; imperil: It was foolish to endanger your life in that way. [1400 50; late ME; see EN 1, DANGER] Syn. threaten, jeopardize, hazard, risk. * * * …
15endanger — verb /ənˈdeɪndʒər/ To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to. I hold him but a fool that will endanger / His body [in a duel] for a girl that loves him not …
16endanger — en|dan|ger [ ın deındʒər ] verb transitive to put someone or something into a situation where they might be harmed: The hospital is accused of endangering patients lives. new tensions that could endanger the peace process …
17endanger — verb (T) to put someone or something in a dangerous situation where they can be hurt, damaged, or destroyed: Smoking during pregnancy can endanger your baby s health. | If unemployment continues to rise, social stability may be endangered …
18endanger — verb the pollutants endanger the fish Syn: imperil, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in danger, expose to danger; threaten, pose a threat to, be a danger to, be detrimental to, damage, injure, harm; archaic peril …
19endanger — en•dan•ger [[t]ɛnˈdeɪn dʒər[/t]] v. t. 1) to expose to danger; imperil: to endanger one s life[/ex] 2) to threaten with extinction • Etymology: 1400–50 en•dan′ger•ment, n …
20endanger — Synonyms and related words: chance, compromise, encounter danger, expose, gamble, gamble with, hazard, imperil, incur danger, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy, lay open, menace, peril, put in danger, put in jeopardy, risk, threaten, venture …
