Endanger
verb
To put someone or something into a situation where they could be harmed or damaged.
Smoking during pregnancy can endanger the health of the baby.
Often appears as...
- endanger the health
- endanger the environment
verb
To cause to be in a situation that could lead to harm or failure.
The company was accused of endangering public health by dumping toxic waste.
Often appears as...
- endanger public health
- endanger people's lives
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
verb
To put someone or something into a situation where they could be harmed or damaged.
Smoking during pregnancy can endanger the health of the baby.
Often appears as...
- endanger the health
- endanger the environment
verb
To cause to be in a situation that could lead to harm or failure.
The company was accused of endangering public health by dumping toxic waste.
Often appears as...
- endanger public health
- endanger people's lives
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Harm
Use 'endanger' when someone's physical safety is at risk.
Distracted driving endangers everyone on the road.
Pro Tip 2/3Environment Focus
'Endanger' is often used when discussing the protection of the environment.
Polluting rivers with plastics endangers marine life.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity Level
Use 'endanger' to imply a high level of risk or threat.
Leaving the campfire unattended could endanger the entire forest.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Harm
Use 'endanger' when someone's physical safety is at risk.
Distracted driving endangers everyone on the road.
Pro Tip 2/3Environment Focus
'Endanger' is often used when discussing the protection of the environment.
Polluting rivers with plastics endangers marine life.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity Level
Use 'endanger' to imply a high level of risk or threat.
Leaving the campfire unattended could endanger the entire forest.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Harm
Use 'endanger' when someone's physical safety is at risk.
Distracted driving endangers everyone on the road.
Pro Tip 2/3Environment Focus
'Endanger' is often used when discussing the protection of the environment.
Polluting rivers with plastics endangers marine life.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity Level
Use 'endanger' to imply a high level of risk or threat.
Leaving the campfire unattended could endanger the entire forest.
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Video examples
4 Adorable Animals That...
they're the males over orange your color females are a gray color and they call crowned lemurs if you look at their heads they've got just a crown shape what's their conservation status in the wild so like all lemurs they're endangered and there's hardly any of them in the world cuz they're only
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Illegal Marijuana Farms...
That's what these suspects constantly reiterate. I get rid of wildlife by poisoning them multi-year contamination of soil poisoning terrestrial wildlife poisoning avian wildlife I Would ask any conservationist if that was occurring in an impacting threatened endangered or sensitive species?
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The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
people haven't touched for years it is so weird to be out here next to a motorway looking for the last blinks in the world when you see a motorway you think cars and lorries uh you do not think endangered species these roads are so dangerous so they're actually using
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How to speak monkey: The...
piece by piece, and if we don't work to protect the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin, it will become extinct in our lifetime. If the chirp from one tamarin to the next has proven to be more than just idle chit chat, imagine what else we have left to discover.
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Elevating simple...
are wanting meat at home instead of eating that entirely and creating more demand for it and making it more endangered to maybe cook a piece of broccoli or something but cook it like you would the steak and make it even more delicious and it'll help people eat
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Elephants Freed From...
the country and originally this was set up to be a reminder of that cultural traditional heritage link that they have but also to help educate people about how critically endangered elephants are in the wild here
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The Fastest Carnivorous...
despite being found in europe asia africa and australia water wheel plants are now endangered and rare in the wild favoring a narrow set of water conditions the plant is usually confined to small
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Can you solve the fish...
You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species
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How not to be ignorant...
a lot of ignorance across the whole world, and the idea is really to scale it up to all domains or dimensions of global development, such as climate, endangered species, human rights,
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Saving a Pangolin's Life...
considered the most widely trafficked animal in the world critically endangered and facing extinction it is a difficult battle and the odds aren't with them maria's fight for
Video examples
4 Adorable Animals That...
they're the males over orange your color females are a gray color and they call crowned lemurs if you look at their heads they've got just a crown shape what's their conservation status in the wild so like all lemurs they're endangered and there's hardly any of them in the world cuz they're only
Video examples
Illegal Marijuana Farms...
That's what these suspects constantly reiterate. I get rid of wildlife by poisoning them multi-year contamination of soil poisoning terrestrial wildlife poisoning avian wildlife I Would ask any conservationist if that was occurring in an impacting threatened endangered or sensitive species?
Video examples
The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
people haven't touched for years it is so weird to be out here next to a motorway looking for the last blinks in the world when you see a motorway you think cars and lorries uh you do not think endangered species these roads are so dangerous so they're actually using
Video examples
How to speak monkey: The...
piece by piece, and if we don't work to protect the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin, it will become extinct in our lifetime. If the chirp from one tamarin to the next has proven to be more than just idle chit chat, imagine what else we have left to discover.
Video examples
Elevating simple...
are wanting meat at home instead of eating that entirely and creating more demand for it and making it more endangered to maybe cook a piece of broccoli or something but cook it like you would the steak and make it even more delicious and it'll help people eat
Video examples
Elephants Freed From...
the country and originally this was set up to be a reminder of that cultural traditional heritage link that they have but also to help educate people about how critically endangered elephants are in the wild here
Video examples
The Fastest Carnivorous...
despite being found in europe asia africa and australia water wheel plants are now endangered and rare in the wild favoring a narrow set of water conditions the plant is usually confined to small
Video examples
Can you solve the fish...
You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species
Video examples
How not to be ignorant...
a lot of ignorance across the whole world, and the idea is really to scale it up to all domains or dimensions of global development, such as climate, endangered species, human rights,
Video examples
Saving a Pangolin's Life...
considered the most widely trafficked animal in the world critically endangered and facing extinction it is a difficult battle and the odds aren't with them maria's fight for
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Quote examples
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
German Politician
Where there is a threat of mass murder, where the stability and order of countries and entire regions are endangered, and where there is no chance of successful political settlements without military support, we must be willing to honestly weigh up the risks of getting involved against the consequences of doing nothing.
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Lewis Thomas
American Scientist
As a species, taking all in all, we are still too young, too juvenile, to be trusted. We have spread across the face of the earth in just a few thousand years, no time at all as evolution clocks time, covering all livable parts of the planet, endangering other forms of life, and now threatening ourselves.
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Sharon Horgan
Irish Actress
I'm a massive scaredy cat. I'm scared of being in a fast car, I'm scared of being on a rollercoaster, I would never go skiing, I would never do anything that had the possibility of endangering my life in any way. I should get some therapy, really.
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Haruki Murakami
Japanese Writer
Please think of me like an endangered species and just observe me quietly from far away. If you try to talk to me or touch me casually, I may get intimidated and bite you. So please be careful.
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Hari Nef
American Actress
I've certainly been in situations where I've been rejected and endangered and had my humanity put in question - just as almost every woman on the planet has.
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Ulrich Beck
German Sociologist
We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we live in an endangered world is present in more and more life situations.
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Loretta Lynch
American Public Servant
We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations.
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John Travolta
American Actor
I'm willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I'm willing to put my life before movies.
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Wilhelm Steinitz
American Celebrity
When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise you are endangered to lose the advantage.
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Alex Meraz
American Actor
Actually I do support a charity, DefendersofWildLife.org. They help protect endangered species.
Quote examples
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
German Politician
Where there is a threat of mass murder, where the stability and order of countries and entire regions are endangered, and where there is no chance of successful political settlements without military support, we must be willing to honestly weigh up the risks of getting involved against the consequences of doing nothing.
Quote examples
Lewis Thomas
American Scientist
As a species, taking all in all, we are still too young, too juvenile, to be trusted. We have spread across the face of the earth in just a few thousand years, no time at all as evolution clocks time, covering all livable parts of the planet, endangering other forms of life, and now threatening ourselves.
Quote examples
Sharon Horgan
Irish Actress
I'm a massive scaredy cat. I'm scared of being in a fast car, I'm scared of being on a rollercoaster, I would never go skiing, I would never do anything that had the possibility of endangering my life in any way. I should get some therapy, really.
Quote examples
Haruki Murakami
Japanese Writer
Please think of me like an endangered species and just observe me quietly from far away. If you try to talk to me or touch me casually, I may get intimidated and bite you. So please be careful.
Quote examples
Hari Nef
American Actress
I've certainly been in situations where I've been rejected and endangered and had my humanity put in question - just as almost every woman on the planet has.
Quote examples
Ulrich Beck
German Sociologist
We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we live in an endangered world is present in more and more life situations.
Quote examples
Loretta Lynch
American Public Servant
We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations.
Quote examples
John Travolta
American Actor
I'm willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I'm willing to put my life before movies.
Quote examples
Wilhelm Steinitz
American Celebrity
When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise you are endangered to lose the advantage.
Quote examples
Alex Meraz
American Actor
Actually I do support a charity, DefendersofWildLife.org. They help protect endangered species.
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