Dictionary Definition
imperil v : pose a threat to; present a danger
to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, peril]
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English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛrəl
Verb
- To put into peril; to
place in danger or cause
a hazard.
- "Boating and fishing groups contend that the 130 [wind energy] towers would be a navigation hazard and offshore construction would imperil the fisheries." — "Wind Out of Their Sails", Jeffrey Winters, p. 31, Mechanical Engineering, June 2006
- To risk.
Translations
to risk
- Spanish: arriesgar