Pose a threat to; present a danger to.
1 I cannot explain my meaning, dear father, for fear of imperilling your happiness.
2 I had not the slightest conception I was imperilling my honour...!'
3 Besides, the submarine menace was imperilling the British food supplies and connections with America.
4 Only, you cannot stop there without imperilling the whole scheme.
5 He is not only imperilling his own soul, but the souls of his flock.'
6 And remember that if you tell me a lie you are imperilling your immortal soul.
7 I'm not accusing you of imperilling your daughter's life.
8 If I thought that in taking a wife from among us you were imperilling your dignity-
9 He dared not tell his secret schemes without imperilling their success, which led to grave misunderstandings.
10 This necessary movement also caused an interval between Wheaton's division and mine, thereby imperilling my right.
11 But now that Perris was footloose he became a danger imperilling not only Jordan but Hervey himself.
12 Was he not imperilling the safety of Douglas and his daughter by following so soon after them?
13 But now truly am I convinced that you are bent upon risking your own happiness, and imperilling hers.
14 I said- Iremembermy very words distinctly-thatI could not bear to think of your imperilling your prospects.'
15 Ratcliffe responded by locking out the workers the next day and shutting down the plant, imperilling the Scottish economy.
16 He stepped back into the road to look up at the house, thereby imperilling his life amid the traffic.
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