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imperilled

imperilled is the simple past and past participle of imperil; alternative spelling of imperil.

Meaning of imperil

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.
    • […]they occupied the country, expelled the inhabitants, and terminated for ever the rivalry which had so long imperilled their own naval supremacy in Greece.1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 10, page 169
    Synonyms:
    endanger
  2. (transitive) To risk or hazard.

Questions about imperilled

What is imperilled the simple past and past participle of imperil; alternative spelling of?
Imperilled is the simple past and past participle of imperil; alternative spelling of imperil.

Words near imperilled in the dictionary

  1. imperiled
  2. imperiler
  3. imperilers
  4. imperiling
  5. imperilings
  6. imperilled
  7. imperiller
  8. imperillers
  9. imperilling
  10. imperillings
  11. imperilment

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