imperil
pronunciation
How to pronounce imperil in British English:
UK [ɪmˈperəl]
How to pronounce imperil in American English:
US [ɪmˈpɛrəl]
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- Verb:
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
Word Origin
- imperil (v.)
- 1590s, from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + peril. Related: Imperiled; imperiling.
Example
- 1. Facebook 's offering could imperil such trading markets .
- 2. Business groups have argued that imposing the stricter pollution limits now would imperil growth .
- 3. A descent into infighting would imperil the fragile achievements of the past six months .
- 4. Chinese institutions insist their lending will not imperil the continent 's environmental or debt sustainability .
- 5. Brandeis worried that the corporate giants of his day would imperil democracy through concentrated economic power .