endanger
Verb
Verb Forms: endangered, endangering, endangers
- To put someone or something at risk or in danger.
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- "The pollution is endangering the crops"
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
- To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.
Examples
- Careless plays will endanger your lead in Words With Friends.
Origin / Etymology
From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.
Synonyms
expose, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, queer, scupper, threaten, endanger, fraise
Scrabble Score: 10
endanger: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordendanger: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
endanger: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary