imperil

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrəl

Verb

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

1. (transitive) 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

2. (transitive) To risk.

Related terms

• imperilment

Translations

to put in peril

French: menacer (fr), compromettre (fr)

Spanish: poner en peligro

to risk

Catalan: arriscar (ca) French: risquer (fr)

Spanish: arriesgar (es)