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endanger

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verb
BrE BrE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)//
; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they endanger
BrE BrE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)//
; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒər//
 he / she / it endangers
BrE BrE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒəz//
; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒərz//
 past simple endangered
BrE BrE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd//
; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd//
 past participle endangered
BrE BrE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd//
; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd//
 -ing form endangering
BrE BrE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒərɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˈdeɪndʒərɪŋ//
 Conservation
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endanger somebody/something to put somebody/something in a situation in which they could be harmed or damaged The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. That one mistake seriously endangered the future of the company. He denied possessing a rifle with intent to endanger life. Taking these drugs could seriously endanger your health. They are accused of causing an explosion likely to endanger life. Wordfindergreenbiodiversity, conservation, endanger, the environment, extinct, green, managed, species, sustainable, toxic Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbgreatly, seriously, recklessly, … verb + endangerbe likely to phrasescritically endangered, highly endangered See full entry See related entries: Conservation
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