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periled

verb as in jeopardize

verb as in expose

verb as in imperil

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Example Sentences

A few devoted friends periled their own lives by gaining occasional access to her.

Senor Perkins is a liberator, a patriot, who has periled himself and his country to treat us magnanimously.

"The powers that be" were sup- posed to have been "ordained of God;" and he who rose against his king periled his soul.

The scurvy-smitten men were failing for the want of it, and so every thing must be periled to make the journey.

For the squire, instead of being merely the servant of the knight, often periled himself in his defence.

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On this page you'll find 216 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to periled, such as: imperil, threaten, chance, gamble, hazard, and peril.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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