endanger
v.to put someone or something in a situation where they could be harmed, damaged, or destroyed.
v.to expose to danger, harm, or the risk of destruction. Transitive; requires a direct object.
“Pollution can endanger the health of local wildlife.”
“The construction of the new highway could endanger several rare plant species found only in this valley.”
“Reckless financial speculation does more than threaten individual portfolios; it can endanger the stability of the entire global economy if left unregulated by central banks.”
The verb is transitive and always takes a direct object.
Learners often use the base verb 'endanger' instead of the adjective 'endangered' to describe a state of being at risk.
Usage endanger life
“Leaders of the local fishing community are warning that without urgent action, pollution could endanger fish stocks and, as a consequence, the lives of future generations.”
From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.