"imperil" meaning in English

See imperil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛrəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imperil.wav [UK] Forms: imperiled [past], imperiled [past, participle], imperiling [present, participle], imperil [canonical], imperils [third-person, singular], imperilled [past], imperilled [past, participle], imperilling [present, participle]
Etymology: im- + peril Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|im|peril}} im- + peril Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|imperil|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you imperil, you put it in danger or risk of being harmed.
    Sense id: simple-imperil-en-verb-0ZGtO-J0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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