endanger

verb

en·dan·ger in-ˈdān-jər

en-

endangered; endangering in-ˈdānj-riŋ

-ˈdān-jə-,

en-

Synonyms of endanger next

transitive verb

: to bring into danger or peril

recklessly endangering innocent lives

intransitive verb

: to create a dangerous situation

driving to endanger

endangerment

in-ˈdān-jər-mənt

en-

noun

Example Sentences

Parents feared that the dog could endanger their children. The severe drought has endangered crops throughout the area.

Recent Examples on the Web Police said Reyes faces charges of kidnapping, abandoning or endangering a child and auto theft. —

Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 17 May 2023 My research on using mRNA vaccines for cattle respiratory viruses has been referenced by social media users and anti-vaccine activists who say that using these vaccines in animals will endanger the health of people who eat them. —

David Verhoeven, The Conversation, 17 May 2023 The species, found only in Delaware and Maryland, is already listed as endangered in Delaware. —

Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023 Aniya Sierra Lightford, 27, of the 700 block of West Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook, was arrested on a warrant and on charges of endangering the health/life of a child and obstructing justice at 9:34 a.m. May 12 in the 800 block of South Washington Street. —

Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023 Their numbers are decreasing, and the animal is listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, a database of vulnerable animals. —

Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2023 The Bengal tiger is considered endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, according to the zoo. —

Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 15 May 2023 In poll after poll, residents report feeling endangered by a pervasive sense of lawlessness, even as violent crime remains at its lowest level since the 1960s. —

Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2023 On March 29, the Oregon Health Authority denied Legacy’s request to close the birthing center, saying the closure could endanger pregnant patients and their babies. —

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