endanger

== English == === Alternative forms === endaunger (obsolete) indanger === Etymology === From en- +‎ danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/, /ɪnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛnˈdeɪndʒə/ Hyphenation: en‧dan‧ger === Verb === endanger (third-person singular simple present endangers, present participle endangering, simple past and past participle endangered) (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to. 1877, Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs If you endanger other people's life and liberty in your pursuit of happiness, I shall have to confiscate your arms, boys. (obsolete, transitive) To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:endanger ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===