imperil

[ im-per-uhl ]

/ ɪmˈpɛr əl /

to put in peril or danger; endanger.

Origin of imperil

First recorded in 1590–1600; im-¹ + peril

risk, jeopardize, hazard, chance.

im·per·il·ment, noun

The imperilled man thought of the girl bing toward the border with her brother and the remembrance padlocked his tongue.

A Texas Ranger |William MacLeod Raine
He succored the imperilled colonists with supplies, and offered to take them back to England.

England in America, 1580-1652 |Lyon Gardiner Tyler
Be off, and utter no more such, lest evil befall, and your very existence be imperilled.

A History of Chinese Literature |Herbert A. Giles
Beecher returned home in November of 1863, conscious that he had risked everything in the service of his imperilled country.

The Battle of Principles |Newell Dwight Hillis

But in her heart the widow felt that some of these might be imperilled, if that codicil turned up.

Cripps, the Carrier |R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

imperil

/ (ɪmˈpɛrɪl) /

(tr) to place in danger or jeopardy; endanger

imperilment, noun