endaunger
endaunger is the obsolete form of endanger.
Meaning of endanger
Verb
endanger (third-person singular simple present endangers, present participle endangering, simple past and past participle endangered)
- To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
- I hold him but a fool that will endanger / His body [in a duel] for a girl that loves him notc. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.
- He that turneth the humours back […] endangereth malign ulcers.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Seditions and Troubles”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
Forms of endaunger
| third-person singular present | endaungers |
|---|---|
| present participle | endaungering |
| past participle | endaungered |
| past | endaungered |
Questions about endaunger
- What is endaunger the obsolete form of?
- Endaunger is the obsolete form of endanger.
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