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US
/ˌɪmˈpɛɹəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɪmpˈɛɹəl/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpˈɛɹəl/ ]
VERB
-
pose a threat to; present a danger to
The pollution is endangering the crops
How To Use imperil In A Sentence
- Biden and Mullen do not seem to understand also, that the United States, its Arab allies and all its interests in the Middle East (meaning oil supply) would be "imperiled" when Iran has nuclear weapons. Israelated - English Israel blogs
- Failing to do so imperils his chances by giving us nothing to be excited about, much less to work for and a likely dismal voter turnout.
- Can they not see that they are imperilling us all with their show boat self indulgence? Archive 2007-04-15
- Those who supported the Bush invasion and military occupation of Iraq are back at it, warning that President Obama could "imperil" Iraq if he keeps his campaign promise to remove US combat forces with ... Tom Andrews: Out of Iraq in 16 Months: Yes We Can -- Yes We Must
- It is because it is so hard to find a way of cutting spending without imperilling access to justice that his predecessors – Labour as well as Conservative – have failed to do more than slow its growth, despite 30 consultation exercises in the past four years. Legal aid cuts: Scales of justice | Editorial
- The reunion is imperilled by the physical arduousness of the journey, the boys' suspicions about the father's true motives and the volatile dynamics among the three.
- While the species has made a modest recovery in the past 50 years, we still do not fully understand its needs, and the changing character of the West itself now further imperils these charismatic animals.
- As if one were a balloonist high in the air, imperilled by the wind currents, at times becalmed, perplexed. The Times Literary Supplement
- To distract American taxpayers from the suspicion that the stimulus is largely bogus, Obama encourages green space exploration, presumably with the intention of assisting the Venusians currently imperilling their planet. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible « Anglican Samizdat
- The literary scholar Elaine Scarry pointed out that in the classical world a glimpse of a beautiful person could imperil an observer.