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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. pose a threat to; present a danger to;
- Example: "The pollution is endangering the crops"
[syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril]

2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position;
[syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth malign ulcers. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

endanger v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril] 2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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