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imperil

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im·per·il  (m-prl)
tr.v. im·per·iled or im·per·illed, im·per·il·ing or im·per·il·ling, im·per·ils
To put into peril. See Synonyms at endanger.
im·peril·ment n.
imperil [ɪmˈpɛrɪl]
vb -rils, -rilling, -rilled
or US -rils, -riling, -riled
(tr) to place in danger or jeopardy; endanger
imperilment  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.imperil - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
endanger, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten
exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
imperil
verb endanger, risk, hazard, jeopardize You imperilled the lives of other road users with your driving.
protect, guard, safeguard, secure, care for
Translations
imperil [ɪmˈperɪl] VT (frm) → arriesgar, poner en peligro
imperil [ɪmˈpɛrəl] vt → mettre en péril
imperil
vt → gefährden, in Gefahr bringen
imperil [ɪmˈpɛrɪl] vt (frm) → mettere in pericolo
imperil [ɪmˈpɛrɪl] vt (frm) → mettere in pericolo


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Fogg was, it is true, twenty-four hours behind his time; but this could not seriously imperil the remainder of his tour.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
Lorry when business hours came round, was this:--that he had no right to imperil Tellson's by sheltering the wife of an emigrant prisoner under the Bank roof, His own possessions, safety, life, he would have hazarded for Lucie and her child, without a moment's demur; but the great trust he held was not his own, and as to that business charge he was a strict man of business.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
Yet the Abbot Berghersh was a man of too firm a grain to allow one bold outbreak to imperil the settled order of his great household.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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