imperil

2 definitions found

imperil - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

imperil - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  imperil
      v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
           endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize,
           jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril]