endanger, endaunger

t. [Prefix en, and Eng. danger (q. v.).] 1. To bring into danger, hazard, or peril; to expose to danger; to put in hazard. "I hold him but a fool that will endanger His body for a girl that loves him not." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen of Verona, v. 4. *2. To incur the danger or risk of; to hazard, to risk. IMG:content-0972.png:[blocks in formation] "She whose generous aid her name endears, Tore down those remnants with a harpy's hand." Byron: Childe Harold , ii. 13. *2. To make dear in price; to raise the price of. "All victuals and other provisions endeared."- King James: Proclamation concerning Buildings (1618). *3. To bind, to oblige. "I am so much endeared to that lord." Shakesp.: Timon of Athens , iii. 2. en-dëar-ançe, s. [Eng. endear; -ance.] Affec tion. "Show it young Lady Betty, by way of endear ance." Anstey: New Bath Guide , let. x. ěn-deared, pa . par . or a. [ENDEAR.] ěn-dear-ěd-ly, adv . [English endeared; -ly.] Affectionately, with love or affection; dearly. en-dear-ed-ne , s . [Eng. endeared ; -ne .] The quality or state of being endeared or beloved. en-dear-ing, pr . par ., a . & 8. [ENDEAR.] A. As pr. par .: (See the verb.) B. As adj .: Tending to make dear or beloved. IMG:content-0973.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A state of being endeared or beloved; a source or cause of affection. fate, făt, färe, amidst, what, fall, "How strangely high endeavors may be blest, Where piety and valor jointly go." Dryden: On the Death of Cromwell. ěn-děav-or, *en-dev-or, *en-dev-our, v. i . & t. [From the Mid. Eng. phrase "to do his dever "= to do his duty, with pref. en.] IMG:content-0974.png:[blocks in formation] "Let us endeavor ourselves diligently to keepe the presence of His Holy Spirit."- Homilies : Rogation Week, pt. iii. Crabb thus discriminates between to endeavor , to aim, to strive , and to struggle: "To endeavor is is general in its object; aim is particular; we endeavor to do whatever we set about; we aim at doing something which we have set before ourselves as a desirable object. To strive is to endeavor earnestly; to struggle is to strive earnestly. An endeavor springs from a sense of duty; we endeavor to do that which is right, and avoid that which is wrong: aiming is the fruit of an aspiring temper; the object aimed at is always something superior either in reality or imagination, and calls for particular exertion; striving is the consequence of an ardent desire; the thing striven for is always conceived to be of importance: struggling is the effect of nece ity; it is proportioned to the difficulty of attainment, and the resistance which is opposed to it; the thing struggled for is indispensably nece ary. Those only who endeavor to discharge their duty to God and their fellow-creatures can expect real tranquillity of mind. Whoever aims at the acquirement of great wealth or much power opens the door for much misery to himself. As our pa ions are acknowledged to be our greatest enemies when they obtain the ascendency, we should always strive to keep them under our control. There are some men who struggle through life to obtain a mere competence, and yet die without succeeding in their object. Wo ought to endeavor to correct faults, to aim at attaining Christian perfection, to strive to conquer bad habits: these are the surest means of saving us from the nece ity of struggling to repair an injured reputation." (Crabb: Eng . Synon .)