English → Latin
“endanger” in Latin
addūcōto lead, bring, draw or convey to or to oneself; to prompt, induce, cause; to persuade, movedēdūcōto lead or bring out or away, divert; escort, accompany, conduct (out of one's house as a mark of respect or for protectvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice); to name, designate; to bring or put (into a state or condition)cōnflōto kindle (a fire); to forge, fuse or melt (metal); to refine or purifyiniciōto throw, cast, hurl or place in, on, into, upon, over or at; to grasp, seize, take hold of, lay one's hands upon; to seintendōto stretch out; to strain; to turn one's attention to, focus (on); to aim, turn, directfacessōto do, despatch, perform, fulfill, execute or accomplish eagerly; to go away, retire, depart
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
endanger
aliquem in periculum, or in discrimen, adducere, deducere, vocare: periculum alicui creare, conflare, injicere, intendere, facessere (Cic.): multum periculi alicui inferre: aliquid in periculum adducere: aliquem or aliqua in praeceps dare (to bring into extreme danger). To be endangered, in periculo, or in discrimine esse, or versari [Vid: “To be in DANGER”]: in discrimen adduci (of things). His safety is endangered, salus ejus infestior est (Cic., Plane., 1, 1). Vid: also, RISK, v.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for endanger?
- The usual Latin words for “endanger” are addūcō, dēdūcō, vocō; also cōnflō, iniciō, intendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.