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imperil
[ im-per-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to put in peril or danger; endanger.
Synonyms: , , ,
imperil
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
verb
- tr to place in danger or jeopardy; endanger
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·i·Գ noun
Example Sentences
Would that a certain resident of the vice presidential mansion add her public voice to the fight to preserve the rule of law and protect our imperiled democracy.
Experts expect Trump’s new tariffs will increase the price of electric trucks and buses, imperiling California climate goals.
Without theater — which today encompasses possibilities and forms the Athenians could not have imagined — democracy is deeply imperiled.
That growth story is now imperilled by the punitive measures being imposed in Washington.
Along with gaseous reactive nitrogen, satellites burning up as they re-enter the atmosphere at the end of their lives leave tiny particles of aluminum oxide, imperilling the still-recovering ozone layer.
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