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Imperil definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPER'IL, v.t. [in and peril.] To bring into danger.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-iled or -illed; -iling or -illing) Date: 15th century to bring into peril ; endanger • imperilment noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (imperilled, imperilling; US imperiled, imperiling) bring or put into danger.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Imperil Im*per"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imperiledor Imperilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Imperiling or Imperilling.] To bring into peril; to endanger.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(imperils, imperilling, imperilled) Note: in AM, use 'imperiling', 'imperiled' Something that imperils you puts you in danger. (FORMAL) You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving. = endanger VERB: V n