Endanger

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              All the other difficulties of his reign only
              exercised without endangering him.    --Burke.
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     2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.]
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              He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth
              malign ulcers.                        --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endanger
       v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
            endangering the crops" [syn: {jeopardize}, {jeopardise},
             {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}]
       2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
          [syn: {queer}, {expose}, {scupper}, {peril}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "endanger":
     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