imperil

Definitions

im- (a form of en-, 'to put into') + peril = 'to put into danger.' The prefix turns the noun peril into the action of pushing someone toward it. It is formal/literary — in everyday English we'd say 'endanger' or 'put at risk.'

Common Collocations

• 1.imperil lives危及生命
• 2.imperil the mission危及任务
• 3.imperil the future危及未来

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The leak could imperil the entire mission.

• 2.

  Pollution imperils countless marine species.