endanger[verb]Synonyms: put at risk, compromise, imperil, jeopardize, put in danger, risk, threaten
Contrasted words: guard, protect, shelter, shield, preserve, save
Related Words: expose,
lay (open),
chance,
venture [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
en‧dan‧ger /ɪnˈdeɪndʒə $ -ər/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: adjective:
endangered,
dangerous;
verb:
endanger;
noun:
danger;
adverb:
dangerously]
to put someone or something in danger of being hurt, damaged, or destroyed:
Smoking during pregnancy endangers your baby’s life.—endangered adjective:
The lizards are classed as an endangered species (=one that soon may no longer exist).—endangerment noun [uncountable] law:
charges of child endangerment [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲