Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

endanger

/ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: en-dan-ger
IPA: /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.

Transitive verb

verb

To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I hold him but a fool that will endanger / His body [in a duel] for a girl that loves him not"
"All the other difficulties of his reign only exercised without endangering him."
"1877, Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs If you endanger other people's life and liberty in your pursuit of happiness, I shall have to confiscate your arms, boys."
"As he passed though the station, he slowed to yell to the signalman, Frank 'Sailor' Bridges: "Sailor - have you anything between here and Fordham? Where's the mail?" Gimbert knew the mail train was due, and he didn't want to endanger another train with his burning bomb wagon."
"He that turneth the humours back […] endangereth malign ulcers."

Etymology

From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/
British English: /ɛnˈdeɪndʒə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

endangers (present, singular) endangering (participle, present) endangered (participle, past) endangered (past) endaunger (alternative) indanger (alternative)

Derived Forms

endangerable endangerer endangerment

Frequently Paired Words

danger dangerous

Synonyms

endanger fraise imperil jeopardise threaten queer expose scupper peril

Rhymes With

danger stranger ranger changer granger manger exchanger arranger

Questions

How do you pronounce endanger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/.
What does endanger mean?: To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
Where does endanger come from?: From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.

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