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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
endanger
v 1: pose a threat to present a danger to "The pollution is
endangering the crops" [syn: {jeopardize}, {menace}, {threaten},
{imperil}, {peril}]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[syn: {queer}, {expose}, {scupper}, {peril}]
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