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imperil
Meaning: to place in danger or at risk
imperil in a sentence
How imperil is used in real sentences:
A prolonged drought could imperil the region's food supply.
Cutting the support beam would imperil the stability of the entire bridge.
“That arrogance could imperil public collections, because curators sometimes traded authentic works to finance purchases of his fakes.”
— from the passage The Counterfeit Lesson
Synonyms for imperil
Other words for imperil — endanger, jeopardize and threaten — carry the same meaning.
- endanger
- jeopardize
- threaten
Antonyms of imperil
Words that mean the opposite of imperil:
- protect
- safeguard
- secure
Where it comes from
From Old French en peril, meaning 'in danger.'
Memory hook
IM-PERIL means put in peril: to imperil something is to endanger it.