- imperil
- transitive verb (-iled or -illed; -iling or -illing) Date: 15th century to bring into peril ; endanger • imperilment noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Imperil — Im*per il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imperiled}or {Imperilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imperiling} or {Imperilling}.] To bring into peril; to endanger. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imperil — I verb compromise, endanger, expose, expose to danger, hazard, jeopardize, put in danger, put in peril, risk, stake II index compromise (endanger), endanger, expose, jeopardize … Law dictionary
imperil — (v.) 1590s, from assimilated form of in into, in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + PERIL (Cf. peril). Related: Imperiled; imperiling … Etymology dictionary
imperil — *venture, hazard, risk, chance, jeopardize, endanger Analogous words: dare, brave (see FACE): encounter, confront, *meet, face: *threaten, menace … New Dictionary of Synonyms
imperil — meaning ‘to put at risk, to endanger’, has inflected forms imperilled, imperilling in BrE and imperiled, imperiling in AmE … Modern English usage
imperil — [v] cause to be in danger chance it, compromise, endanger, expose, hazard, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy, menace, peril, risk; concept 240 Ant. guard, protect, save … New thesaurus
imperil — ► VERB (imperilled, imperilling; US imperiled, imperiling) ▪ put into danger … English terms dictionary
imperil — [im per′əl] vt. imperiled or imperilled, imperiling or imperilling to put in peril; endanger imperilment n … English World dictionary
imperil — UK [ɪmˈperəl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms imperil : present tense I/you/we/they imperil he/she/it imperils present participle imperilling past tense imperilled past participle imperilled very formal to put someone or something in danger … English dictionary
imperil — verb a) To put into peril; to place in danger or cause a hazard. Boating and fishing groups contend that the 130 [wind energy] towers would be a navigation hazard and offshore construction would imperil the fisheries. mdash; Wind Out of Their… … Wiktionary
imperil — im|per|il [ımˈperıl] v past tense and past participle imperilled present participle imperilling BrE past tense and past participle imperiled present participle imperiling AmE [T] formal to put something or someone in danger = ↑endanger ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
