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Verb: endanger  en'deyn-ju(r)
  1. Pose a threat to; present a danger to
    "The pollution is endangering the crops";
    - jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit], menace, threaten, imperil, peril
     
  2. Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
    - queer [informal], expose, scupper, peril

Derived forms: endangered, endangers, endangering

Type of: affect, be, bear on, bear upon, exist, impact, touch, touch on

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