"emperil" meaning in English

See emperil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: emperils [present, singular, third-person], emperiling [US, participle, present], emperilling [UK, participle, present], emperiled [US, participle, past], emperiled [US, past], emperilled [UK, participle, past], emperilled [UK, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|+l}} emperil (third-person singular simple present emperils, present participle (US) emperiling or (UK) emperilling, simple past and past participle (US) emperiled or (UK) emperilled)
  1. Obsolete spelling of imperil. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: imperil
    Sense id: en-emperil-en-verb-uGAeoQEb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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