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ENDANGER

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Synonyms:

endanger; expose; peril; queer; scupper

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pose a threat to; present a danger to

Example:

The pollution is endangering the crops

Synonyms:

endanger; imperil; jeopardise; jeopardize; menace; peril; threaten

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "endanger" is one way to...):

be; exist (have an existence, be extant)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

They endanger the animals

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 Context examples: 

Not that we would have endangered his safety by any tremendous weather—but only by a steady contrary wind, or a calm.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

This study confirms what was already suspected by conservation scientists: “Amphibians are the most endangered vertebrates on the planet”.

(Deadly fungal disease ‘caused greatest biodiversity loss ever recorded’, SciDev.Net)

The European eel is a commercially important species that is critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

(Study uncovers magnetic memory of European glass eels, National Science Foundation)

Even the areas identified in the study as suitable for deforestation, they are full of critically endangered species.

(Most countries lose out with forest-to-farm conversions, SciDev.Net)

And while there is a concerted effort to protect endangered species such as pandas, tigers and rhinos, other organisms are being overlooked.

(Nearly Half the Planet's Species Could Be Wiped Out by the End of This Century, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Researchers say the love youngsters have for wildlife may be clouding the public's mind about how endangered those creatures are.

(Study: Popularity of Wildlife Can Harm Public's Perception, VOA)

The species is considered endangered due to devil facial tumour 1 (DFT1), a cancer that is passed between animals through the transfer of living cancer cells when the animals bite each other.

(Human anti-cancer drugs could help treat transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils, University of Cambridge)

The findings are a warning to conservationists that keeping a small pool of endangered animals could result in inbreeding and genomic meltdown.

(Genetic ‘Mutational Meltdown’ Doomed Woolly Mammoths, VOA)

Rare tumors called pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas may cause the same symptoms as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, leading to inappropriate treatment that could worsen their symptoms and potentially endanger their health.

(Rare cancers may masquerade as ADHD in children, NIH)

The authors propose that this method could be used by local authorities, so fishermen who catch and commercialize endangered species are sanctioned.

(New way to save endangered sharks – and our seafood, SciDev.Net)