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imperil

[ im-per-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

imperiled, imperiling or (especially British) imperilled, imperilling.
  1. to put in peril or danger; endanger.

    Synonyms: , , ,



imperil

/ ɪˈɛɪ /

verb

  1. tr to place in danger or jeopardy; endanger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·i·Գ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of imperil1

First recorded in 1590–1600; im- 1 + peril
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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.

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Experts expect Trump’s new tariffs will increase the price of electric trucks and buses, imperiling California climate goals.

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Without theater — which today encompasses possibilities and forms the Athenians could not have imagined — democracy is deeply imperiled.

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That growth story is now imperilled by the punitive measures being imposed in Washington.

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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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