IMPERILED

Etymology

Adjective

imperiled

(biological conservation) at risk of becoming extinct

Verb

imperiled

simple past tense and past participle of imperil

Source: Wiktionary


IMPERIL

Im*per"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imperiled or Imperilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Imperiling or Imperilling.]

Definition: To bring into peril; to endanger.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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