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to endanger

to endanger

124 3.7
To put someone or something in danger of harm
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdeɪndʒər/
translation icon : poner en peligro
  • How dare I endanger my child like this?
  • endanger public health
  • endanger the public
  • endanger national security

So, you know, unless they do anything that endangers my children, it's fine.

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Examples

  • So, you know, unless they do anything that endangers my children, it's fine.

  • Don't you know you are endangering the lives of civilians?

  • These people have come from all over their country to a place they have been told will endanger their lives.

  • "You may be certain, Doctor, that we would do nothing to endanger your lives."

    Fiction book (1991)
  • If he was so protective of his family, why endanger them by coming here?

  • I must not stay here longer and endanger these heroes of humanity.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • You won't endanger another person, but you will be breaking the law.

  • This is the only one that will work or your infection is so serious that I think it endangers your life.

  • I'd like to report a truck driver that's been endangering my life.

  • How dare I endanger my child like this?

Synonyms

to risk
vsto endanger
3.0

To do something that may cause harm or lead to loss

means actively putting someone or something into real danger
to threaten
vsto endanger
3.0

To be likely to cause harm or damage

refers to putting someone or something directly into danger now
to jeopardize
vsto endanger
  • US
191 6.3

Put someone or something in danger of harm

focuses on harm or loss rather than broader possibility
to menace
vsto endanger
19 4.6

To threaten people or places with harm

is about causing real danger rather than only warning of it
to imperil
vsto endanger
9 7.8

Put someone or something in danger

is the same idea expressed in a common verb
to peril
vsto endanger
8.2

To put a person or thing in serious danger

is the same idea but in a single noun form

Antonyms

1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

How Risky

to imperil
9 7.8
to endanger
124 3.7
to threaten
3.0
to risk
3.0
to expose
479 3.2

Surface Forms

endanger infinitive
endangered past
endangered past participle
endangering present participle
endangers third person singular

Morphology

endanger = danger (transparent) = en + danger

Formed by the productive prefix 'en-' meaning 'make' plus the noun 'danger', yielding a verb meaning 'to make dangerous'.

Etymology

Endanger is made of the small part en- meaning 'make' and the word danger meaning 'risk of harm'. So, to endanger someone is to 'make' them be in danger or put them at risk of harm.