verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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General-American:/ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/
General-American:/ɪnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɛnˈdeɪndʒə/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:EH0 N D EY1 N JH ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
1877, Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs If you endanger other people's life and liberty in your pursuit of happiness, I shall have to confiscate your arms, boys.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: queer, expose, scupper, peril
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
