imperil

English

Alternative forms

• emperil (dated)

Etymology

im- +‎ peril

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɛɹəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹəl

Verb

imperil (third-person singular simple present imperils, present participle (UK) imperilling or (US) imperiling, simple past and past participle (UK) imperilled or (US) imperiled)

1. (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.
   • 1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 10, page 169:

     […] they occupied the country, expelled the inhabitants, and terminated for ever the rivalry which had so long imperilled their own naval supremacy in Greece.

   • 2006 June, Jeffrey Winters, “Wind Out of Their Sails”, in Mechanical Engineering, page 31:

     Boating and fishing groups contend that the 130 [wind energy] towers would be a navigation hazard and offshore construction would imperil the fisheries.

2. (transitive) To risk or hazard.

Synonyms

• (put into peril): endanger

Related terms

• imperilment

Translations

to put in peril

• Bulgarian: излагам на опасност (izlagam na opasnost), застрашавам (bg) impf (zastrašavam), застраша pf (zastraša)
• Czech: ohrozit (cs) pf, ohrožovat (cs) impf
• French: menacer (fr), compromettre (fr)
• German: gefährden (de)
• Hungarian: veszélyeztet (hu)
• Italian: compromettere (it)
• Spanish: poner en peligro, amenazar (es)
• Swedish: sätta på spel, äventyra (sv)

to risk

• Bulgarian: рискувам (bg) (riskuvam), застрашавам (bg) impf (zastrašavam), застраша pf (zastraša)
• Catalan: arriscar (ca)
• Czech: riskovat (cs) impf
• French: risquer (fr)
• German: riskieren (de)
• Hungarian: veszélynek tesz ki
• Spanish: arriesgar (es)
• Swedish: hota (sv)

Anagrams

• implier