Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To expose to peril. synonym: endanger.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bring into peril; endanger.
- Synonyms See list under
endanger .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To bring into peril; to endanger.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To put into
peril ; to place indanger or cause ahazard . - verb transitive To
risk .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
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Examples
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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 ... digg
Tom Andrews: Out of Iraq in 16 Months: Yes We Can -- Yes We Must 2009
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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 2009
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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 within 16 months.
Tom Andrews: Out of Iraq in 16 Months: Yes We Can -- Yes We Must 2009
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Any pro-gay action, he said, would "imperil" the future of the Anglican Communion.
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So the Hamas truce violations never "imperil" the truce.
Yourish.com 2008
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Recently the Obama campaign put out an push trying to inform voters that if McCain wins the Presidency that will "imperil" abortion (an example in the echo chamber).
Pseudo-Polymath 2008
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Once again, we were reminded that one man has the potential to imperil many lives.
Jorge A. Rey: Lessons From the Barbecue that Wasn't Jorge A. Rey 2010
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The decision has been opposed by the Colorado Association of Anesthesiologists, who claim it will imperil patient safety.
Colorado Becomes 15th State To Allow Nurses To Administer Anesthesia AP/Huffington Post 2010
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Once again, we were reminded that one man has the potential to imperil many lives.
Jorge A. Rey: Lessons From the Barbecue that Wasn't Jorge A. Rey 2010
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Even a couple more minutes could further imperil the master plan which already lacks suficcient support.
Franken takes on Lieberman as tensions builds in Senate 2009
vanishedone commented on the word imperil
The first definition is fine, but the second one... WeirdNet is such a pessimistic soul.
September 29, 2008