endanger : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: endanger	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
endanger v pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" Synonym(s): endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position Synonym(s): queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Endanger \Endan"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. All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him. --Burke. 2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.] He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth malign ulcers. --Bacon.