endanger

endanger is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace.
2. transitive verb. To incur the hazard of; to risk.
3. verb. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

   Synonyms: expose, peril, queer, scupper

4. verb. pose a threat to; present a danger to

   "The pollution is endangering the crops"

   Synonyms: imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten

Synonyms

expose, peril, queer, scupper, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, threaten

Common word forms

endangers, endangered, endangerer, endangering, endangerment

Words from these letters

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