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   imperil

   /ɪmˈpɛrɪl/

   verb

   • 1. put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed: "they advised against tax increases for fear of imperilling the recovery"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from peril, probably on the pattern of endanger.

   Derivatives

   • 1. imperilment noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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