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Definition of imperil verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

imperil

verb
 
/ɪmˈperəl/
 
/ɪmˈperəl/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they imperil
 
/ɪmˈperəl/
 
/ɪmˈperəl/
he / she / it imperils
 
/ɪmˈperəlz/
 
/ɪmˈperəlz/
past simple imperilled
 
/ɪmˈperəld/
 
/ɪmˈperəld/
past participle imperilled
 
/ɪmˈperəld/
 
/ɪmˈperəld/
(US English) past simple imperiled
 
/ɪmˈperəld/
 
/ɪmˈperəld/
(US English) past participle imperiled
 
/ɪmˈperəld/
 
/ɪmˈperəld/
-ing form imperilling
 
/ɪmˈperəlɪŋ/
 
/ɪmˈperəlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form imperiling
 
/ɪmˈperəlɪŋ/
 
/ɪmˈperəlɪŋ/
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  1. imperil something/somebody to put something/somebody in danger synonym endanger
    • To ignore this challenge would be to imperil all law and order.
    Topics Dangerc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from peril, probably on the pattern of endanger.
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