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Definition of Imperil
1. Verb. Pose a threat to; present a danger to. "Sam cannot imperil Sue "; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
Generic synonyms: Be, Exist
Derivative terms: Jeopardy, Jeopardy, Menace, Peril, Peril
Definition of Imperil
1. v. t. To bring into peril; to endanger.
Definition of Imperil
1. Verb. (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger or cause a hazard. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To risk. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imperil
1. to place in jeopardy [v -ILED, -ILING, -ILS or -ILLED, -ILLING, -ILS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imperil
Literary usage of Imperil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... pusillanimity a poet who could imperil his popularity in England by such a
vigorous melody as that in which he compares the oppression of Ireland to the ..."
2. The Province of Jurisprudence Determined: Being the First Part of a Series by John Austin, Sarah Austin (1861)
"... TABLE I. Forma imperil, or Staatsform: ie the form of the Sovereignty.
Monarchy, or Aristocracy, or go- Democracy, or government vernment of government ..."
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