imperil
11imperil — im|per|il [ımˈperıl] v past tense and past participle imperilled present participle imperilling BrE past tense and past participle imperiled present participle imperiling AmE [T] formal to put something or someone in danger = ↑endanger ▪ …
12imperil — verb allowing access to the detainee would imperil national security Syn: endanger, jeopardize, risk, put in danger, put in jeopardy, expose to danger, hazard; threaten, pose a threat to; archaic peril …
13imperil — transitive verb ( iled or illed; iling or illing) Date: 15th century to bring into peril ; endanger • imperilment noun …
14imperil — imperilment, n. /im per euhl/, v.t., imperiled, imperiling or (esp. Brit.) imperilled, imperilling. to put in peril or danger; endanger. [1590 1600; IM 1 + PERIL] Syn. risk, jeopardize, hazard, chance. * * * …
15imperil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. endanger, jeopardize, risk. See danger. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jeopardize, expose, hazard; see endanger , risk . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. endanger, jeopardize, hazard, *play with fire,… …
16imperil — im|per|il [ ım perəl ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to put someone or something in danger: ENDANGER …
17imperil — [[t]ɪmpe̱rɪl[/t]] imperils, imperilling, imperilled VERB Something that imperils you puts you in danger. [FORMAL] [V n] You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving, the judge said. Syn: endanger (in AM, use imperiling, imperiled) …
18imperil — im·per·il || ɪm perɪl v. endanger, put in danger, place at risk …
19imperil — verb (imperils, imperilling, imperilled; US imperiling, imperiled) put at risk or in danger. Origin ME: from peril, prob. on the pattern of endanger …
20imperil — verb formal imperilled BrE, imperiled AmE (T) to put something in danger: The whole project was imperilled by a lack of funds …
