"imperiled" meaning in English

See imperiled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: imperilled [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English peril English imperil English -ed English imperiled From imperil + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|imperil|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- English peril English imperil English -ed English imperiled [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*n̥-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "in-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "im-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "peril", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "imperil", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ed", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "imperiled", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="imperiled"> From imperil + -ed. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} imperiled
  1. (biological conservation) at risk of becoming extinct Derived forms: unimperiled
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Verb

Forms: imperilled [alternative]
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  1. simple past and past participle of imperil Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: imperil
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