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/ |
- imperil something/somebody to put something/somebody in danger synonym endanger
- To ignore this challenge would be to imperil all law and order.
Word Originlate Middle English: from peril, probably on the pattern of endanger.Want to learn more?
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