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UK
/ɛndˈeɪndʒɐ/
]
[ US /ɛnˈdeɪndʒɝ/ ]
[ US /ɛnˈdeɪndʒɝ/ ]
VERB
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
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pose a threat to; present a danger to
The pollution is endangering the crops
How To Use endanger In A Sentence
- These need to be kept tight, sharp and limited, because the woollier they get, the more endangered. Times, Sunday Times
- One of only two remaining alligator species in the world, this reptile has the dubious distinction of being the planet's most endangered species.
- Since 2001, areas north of Point Conception to an intersect with the Oregon coast has been closed to drift gillnet fishing from August 15th through November 15th in order to protect endangered leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles. Permit to Kill Pacific Sea Turtles and Whales Requested by Seafood Company
- One of his previous books on natural history, The Song of the Dodo, dealt with island biogeography and endangered species.
- It could, so various spokespersons for Leichhardt council, have “endangered staff and/or public.” Librarian Threatened to Stop Palestinian Exhibit
- There have been concerns raised that on such a scale, the shark is at serious risk of becoming an endangered species.
- As she frequently reminded them, they were now the endangered species, more vulnerable than the lemur and slow loris. RUSHING TO PARADISE
- In addition, the teams surveyed the numbers of other plants and animals including endangered golden monkeys, elephants, and forest buffalo.
- They must not demand a very high cash outlay or demand a very high degree of risk thereby endangering subsistence.
- More than 200 of the top 500 U.S. designations went to areas where significant populations of endangered and threatened species live, such as piping plovers and Kirtland's warblers.