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Etymology From late Middle English, borrowed from Latin extinctio (“extinction, annihilation”), from extinguere, past participle extinctus (“to extinguish”), perfect passive participle of extinguō, from ex- +‎ stinguō, from Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”), *stegʷ- (“to thrust, strike”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ Noun extinction (countable and uncountable, plural extinctions) The action of making or…

Etymology From en- +‎ danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian. Pronunciation (General American) IPA(key): /ənˈdeɪndʒɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ənˈdeɪndʒə/ Alternative forms endaunger (obsolete) indanger Verb endanger (third-person singular simple present endangers, present participle endangering, simple past and past participle endangered) (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger;…

Etymology From Middle English daunger (“power, dominion, peril”), from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Old French dangier, alteration of Old French dongier (due to association with Latin damnum (“damage”)) from Vulgar Latin *dominārium (“authority, power”) from Latin dominus (“lord, master”). Displaced native Old English frēcennes. Pronunciation (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪn.dʒə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪndʒɚ/ Noun danger (countable and uncountable, plural dangers) Exposure…