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imperil

verb
/ɪmˈpɛɹəl/

Etymology

From im- + peril.

  1. derived from perīculum
  2. derived from peril
  3. inherited from peril
  4. prefixed as imperil — “im + peril”

Definitions

  1. To put into peril

    To put into peril; to place in danger.

    • […]they occupied the country, expelled the inhabitants, and terminated for ever the rivalry which had so long imperilled their own naval supremacy in Greece.
    • Before long, he had enough baby alligators to imperil every nipple for miles around but a problem soon arose when the cute baby alligators matured into vicious adult beasts.

  2. To risk or hazard.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA