Imperiled

Imperiled
Imperil Im*per"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imperiled}or {Imperilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imperiling} or {Imperilling}.] To bring into peril; to endanger. [1913 Webster]

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