endanger

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verb

1. pose a threat to;
present a danger to (Freq. 3)
- The pollution is endangering the crops
• Syn:
jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
• Derivationally related forms:
peril (for: peril), menace (for: menace), jeopardy (for: jeopardise), jeopardy (for: jeopardize)
• Hypernyms:
exist, be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE (for: threaten)
- They endanger the animals
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
queer, expose, scupper, peril
• Derivationally related forms:
peril (for: peril), exposure (for: expose)
• Hypernyms:
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
• Hyponyms:
compromise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something