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imperil

Pronunciation:  im'perul

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 Definition: [v]  pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
 
 Synonyms: endanger, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten
 
 See Also: be, exist

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Im*per"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imperiled}or
{Imperilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imperiling} or {Imperilling}.]
To bring into peril; to endanger.

 

 

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