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Meaning: Pose a threat to; present a danger to Classified under: Verbs of being, having, spatial relations Synonyms: peril; menace; jeopardize; jeopardise; imperil; endanger; threaten Context example: The pollution is endangering the crops Hypernyms (to "endanger" is one way to...): be; exist (have an existence, be extant) Sentence frames: Something ----s somebody Sentence example: They endanger the animals
Meaning: Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position Classified under: Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing Synonyms: endanger; peril; queer; scupper; expose Hypernyms (to "endanger" is one way to...): affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "endanger"): compromise (expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something "Better safe than sorry." (English proverb) "Fire with seasoned wood and work with flexible people are easy" (Breton proverb) "When you are dead, your sister's tears will dry as time goes on, your widow's tears will cease in another's arms, but your mother will mourn you until she dies." (Arabic proverb) "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: Pronunciation of exist Meaning of affect Pronunciation of bear on Meaning of bear upon Pronunciation of touch on
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