Imperil

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imperil \Im*per"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imperiled}or
     {Imperilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imperiling} or {Imperilling}.]
     To bring into peril; to endanger.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  imperil
       v : pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
           endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise},
            {menace}, {threaten}, {peril}]