Verb: endanger en'deyn-ju(r)
- Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
"Her actions endangered the entire mission";
- queer [informal], expose, scupper, peril
- Pose a threat to; present a danger to
"The pollution is endangering the crops";
- jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit], menace, threaten, imperil, peril
Derived forms: endangered, endangering, endangers
Type of: affect, be, bear on, bear upon, exist, impact
Encyclopedia: Endanger