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endanger(dictionary)

endanger (iou)



endanger verb trans. Also indanger. LME.
[from EN-1, IN-2 + DANGER noun.]
Expose (a person) to infringement of his or her rights; make liable to punishment by another person. Usu. in pass. (foll. by to the other person). LME-L16.
Put in danger. E16.
endangered species: in danger of becoming extinct.
E. Roosevelt An epidemic that might endanger everybody in that area. F. Herbert No woman wants her loved ones endangered.
b. Make (a person) liable to do; put in peril of doing. M16-M18.
Subject (a person) to the will of another. M-L16.
Incur the risk of, chance. L16-L18.
Addison Unless they turned back quickly they would endanger being benighted.
Cause the danger of, make probable, (something untoward). E17-L18.
Southey So as to endanger setting it on fire.
endangerer noun L17.
endangerment noun the action of endangering; the state of being endangered: L16.