ENDANGER
queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril
(verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
(verb) pose a threat to; present a danger to; “The pollution is endangering the crops”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
endanger (third-person singular simple present endangers, present participle endangering, simple past and past participle endangered)
(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
(obsolete, transitive) To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.
Synonyms
• See also endanger
Anagrams
• enranged
Source: Wiktionary
En*dan"ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endangered; p. pr. & vb. n.
Endangering.]
1. To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss
or injury; as, to endanger life or peace.
All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without
endangering him. Burke.
2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.]
He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth malign ulcers.
Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition