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perilled

perilled is the simple past and past participle of peril.

Meaning of peril

Verb

peril (third-person singular simple present perils, present participle (US) periling or (UK) perilling, simple past and past participle (US) periled or (UK) perilled)

  1. (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.
    • And are we, Mr. President, who stood by our country then, who threw open our coffers, who bared our bosoms, who freely perilled all in that conflict, to be reproached with want of attachment to the Union?1830, Robert Hayne, Speech in the United States Senate

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Words formed from perilled

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What is perilled the simple past and past participle of?
Perilled is the simple past and past participle of peril.

Words near perilled in the dictionary

  1. perill
  2. perilla
  3. perillaldehyde
  4. perillartine
  5. perillas
  6. perilled
  7. perilless
  8. perilling
  9. Perillo
  10. Perillos
  11. perillous

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