Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense imperils, present participle imperilling, past tense, past participle imperilledregional note: in AM, use imperiling, imperiled
verb
Something that imperils you puts you in danger.
[formal]
You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: endanger, risk, hazard, jeopardize More Synonyms of imperil
imperil in British English
(ɪmˈpɛrɪl)
verbWord forms: -rils, -rilling, -rilledWord forms: US-rils, -riling or -riled
(transitive)
to place in danger or jeopardy; endanger
Derived forms
imperilment (imˈperilment)
noun
imperil in American English
(ɪmˈpɛrəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: imˈperiled or imˈperilled, imˈperiling or imˈperilling
to put in peril; endanger
Derived forms
imperilment (imˈperilment)
noun
Examples of 'imperil' in a sentence
imperil
If an association with Viemeister would imperil that, then she would just have to sacrifice her developing friendship with the human.
S.M. Stirling T2: INFILTRATOR (2001)
(verb)
Definition
to put in danger
You imperilled the lives of other road users with your driving.
Synonyms
endanger
This debate could endanger the peace talks.
risk
She risked her life to help a woman.
hazard
He could not believe that the man would have hazarded his grandson.
jeopardize
The talks may still be jeopardized by disputes.
Opposites
protect
,
guard
,
safeguard
,
secure
,
care for
Additional synonyms
in the sense of hazard
Definition
to risk
He could not believe that the man would have hazarded his grandson.