endanger

[ en-deyn-jeyr ]
/ ɛnˈdeɪn dʒeɪr /

verb (used with object)

to expose to danger; imperil: It was foolish to endanger your life in that way.

Origin of endanger

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at en-1, danger

OTHER WORDS FROM endanger

en·dan·ger·ment, noun

Example sentences from the Web for endangerment

  • Leaning far over the counter, to the endangerment of her balance, his employer gave him a smart cuff.

    Scarlett of the Mounted |Marguerite Merington
  • Contemporaneous history shows that their endangerment proceeded from the statutes against vagrancy.

    The Popham Colony |William Frederick Poole

British Dictionary definitions for endangerment

endanger
/ (ɪnˈdeɪndʒə) /

verb

(tr) to put in danger or peril; imperil

Derived forms of endanger

endangerment, noun