Hypertext Webster Gateway: "endangered"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Endanger \En*dan"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endangered}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Endangering}.]
1. To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose
to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace.
All the other difficulties of his reign only
exercised without endangering him. --Burke.
2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.]
He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth
malign ulcers. --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
endangered
adj : (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an
endangered species"
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