en ‧ dan ‧ ger /ɪnˈdeɪndʒə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ endangered , ↑ dangerous ; verb : ↑ endanger ; noun : ↑ danger ; adverb : ↑ dangerously ]
to put someone or something in danger of being hurt, damaged, or destroyed:
Smoking during pregnancy endangers your baby’s life.
—endangered adjective :
The lizards are classed as an endangered species (=one that soon may no longer exist) .
—endangerment noun [uncountable] law :
charges of child endangerment