imperil

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈpɛɹ əl/

Verb

imperil (imperils, present participle imperilling; past and past participle imperilled)

1. (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.
   • 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

• French: menacer, compromettre
• German: gefährden
• Italian: compromettere
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} poner en#Spanish|en peligro , amenazar

Translations

• French: risquer
• German: riskieren
• Spanish: arriesgar

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