imperil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɛr əl/
• Rhymes: -ɛrəl

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger or cause a hazard.
   • 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.

Anagrams

• implier