possible profanity
verb
- Pose a threat to; present a danger to.
- usage: "The pollution is endangering the crops"
- synonyms: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril
- Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.
adjective
- Of flora or fauna. ( in imminent danger of extinction)
- usage: "an endangered species"
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