endanger
/ɪnˈdeɪn(d)ʒə
/ /ɛnˈdeɪn(d)ʒə/verb [with object]
Put (someone or something) at risk or in danger: he was driving in a manner likely to endanger life...
- Why change direction now and risk endangering Smith's achievement in Dundee, one of Scotland's few successes?
- Would even you take the risk of endangering the lives of both Peter and Erin, our friends?
- Your eyes are much too valuable to risk endangering them so make sure you don't forget.
Synonyms
imperil, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy, leave vulnerable, put someone's life on the line;
threaten, pose a threat to, be a danger to, be detrimental to, damage, injure, harm, do harm to
archaic peril
