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/enˈdānjər/,
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endangers, 3rd person singular present; endangered, past participle; endangering, present participle; endangered, past tense;
  1. Put (someone or something) at risk or in danger
    • - he was driving in a manner likely to endanger life
  1. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
  2. queer: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
  3. (endangered) (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"
  4. In US law, endangerment comprises several types of crimes involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or , and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person.
  5. An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use. If it loses all its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language. The total number of languages in the world is not known. Estimates vary depending on many factors. Michael E. ...
  6. An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. ...
  7. (Endangered (album)) Endangered is the 8th studio album by hard rock band Pink Cream 69.
  8. (The Endangered (film)) Once Upon a Forest is a 1993 American animated film produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with HTV Cymru/Wales and released on June 18, 1993 by 20th Century Fox. ...
  9. (The Endangered (MacGyver)) This is a list of episodes for the television series MacGyver: * http://www.htktv.com/macgyver.htm
  10. To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to
  11. (endangered) in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
  12. (Endangered) referring to an endangered species; any species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range/habitat.
  13. (Endangered) A species or ecosystem that is so reduced or delicate that it is threatened with or on the verge of extinction. Compare extinct, extirpated, threatened, vulnerable.
  14. (Endangered (E)) A wildlife species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
  15. (Endangered) likely to become extinct
  16. (endangered) taxon facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
  17. (endangered) A species with such a low population number, that the population is in danger of extinction.
  18. (Endangered) Animals that are in danger of becoming extinct.
  19. (Endangered) When a population of a species is at a point that the species may not exist for too many more years, it is determined to be an endangered species. Examples of endangered species would be: California Condor, Clapper Rail. ...
  20. (Endangered) languages are languages that are on the brink of extinction, much like endangered species of plants or animals.
  21. (Endangered) A species is categorised as Endangered if the reduction in population size is 70% or more over the last 10 years and/or there are fewer than 2500 mature individuals.
  22. (Endangered) Animals or plants that survive in such low numbers that they could become extinct in a few years unless something is done to help the populations increase.
  23. (Endangered) Animals, plants and insects that are being destroyed so rapidly that they may cease to exist without better protection from us.
  24. (Endangered) Species whose extinction is imminent if the factors which are currently threatening their survival persist. ...
  25. (endangered) (en.dan.gered) adj. - likely to be harmed, damaged or destroyed.