endanger

tr.v., -gered, -ger·ing, -gers.

1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil.
2. To threaten with extinction.

endangerment en·dan'ger·ment n.

SYNONYMS  endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk. These verbs mean to subject to danger, loss, or destruction: driving that endangers lives; hazarded his health by smoking; a forest imperiled by acid rain; strikes that jeopardized company profits; wouldn't risk her financial security.

verb

To subject to danger or destruction: imperil, jeopardize, menace, peril, risk, threaten. See safety/danger.

v

Definition: put in jeopardy
Antonyms: aid, assist, comfort, help, save, take care

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IN BRIEF: To put in peril.

Do not endanger yourself by crossing the street without looking both ways.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bringe i fare

Nederlands (Dutch)
in gevaar brengen

Français (French)
v. tr. - mettre en danger, exposer, compromettre (des chances, l'avenir)

Deutsch (German)
v. - gefährden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκθέτω σε κίνδυνο ή απειλή, διακινδυνεύω

Italiano (Italian)
minacciare, mettere in pericolo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - por em risco

Русский (Russian)
подвергать опасности, угрожать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - poner en peligro, peligrar, arriesgar, comprometer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utsätta för fara, äventyra, riskera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
危及

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 危及

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 위험에 빠뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 危険にさらす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعرض للخطر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיכן‬

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