endanger

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/ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/

verb

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Examples

I would never do anything that could endanger Tom.
You shouldn't endanger your children just because some fruit loop claims vaccines cause autism.

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Firefighters always endanger their lives.
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.
All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him.

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I hold him but a fool that will endanger / His body [in a duel] for a girl that loves him not
c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him.
1757, Edmund Burke, The Abridgement of the History of England
As he passed though the station, he slowed to yell to the signalman, Frank 'Sailor' Bridges: "Sailor - have you anything between here and Fordham? Where's the mail?" Gimbert knew the mail train was due, and he didn't want to endanger another train with his burning bomb wagon.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42
He that turneth the humours back […] endangereth malign ulcers.
1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Seditions and Troubles”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC

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From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.