endanger

2 definitions • 3 examples

to put someone or something at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged, or destroyed:

He would never do anything to endanger the lives of his children.

We must be careful not to do anything that might endanger the economic recovery.

to put someone or something in a situation in which it is likely to be harmed, damaged, or destroyed:

Revealing that information might endanger our national security.