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Webster 1913 Edition

Peril

Per′il

,
Noun.
[F.
péril
, fr. L.
periculum
,
periclum
, akin to
peritus
experienced, skilled, and E.
fare
. See
Fare
, and cf.
Experience
.]
Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
In
perils
of waters, in
perils
of robbers.
2 Cor. xi. 26.
Adventure hard
With
peril
great achieved.
Milton.
At one’s peril
, or
On one's peril
,
with risk or danger to one; at the hazard of.
“On thy soul's peril.”
Shak.
Syn. – Hazard; risk; jeopardy. See
Danger
.

Per′il

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Periled
or
Perilled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Periling
or
Perilling
.]
To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk;
as, to
peril
one's life
.

Per′il

,
Verb.
I.
To be in danger.
[Obs.]
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Peril

PER'IL

,
Noun.
[L. periculum, from Gr. to try, to attempt, that is, to strain; an attempt, danger, hazard; to pass, to thrust in or transfix; L. experior; Eng. experience.]
1.
Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; particular exposure of person or property to injury,loss or destruction from any cause whatever.
In perils of waters; in perils of robbers. 2 Cor.11.
2.
Danger denounced; particular exposure; You do it at your peril, or at the peril of your father's displeasure.

PER'IL

,
Verb.
I.
To be in danger. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

peril

peril

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English

Noun

peril ‎(plural perils)

  1. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  2. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
    The perils of the jungle (animals and insects, weather, etc)
  3. (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

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Verb

peril ‎(third-person singular simple present perils, present participle periling, simple past and past participle periled)

  1. (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. [from 16th c.]
    • 1830, Robert Hayne, Speech in the United States Senate:
      And are we, Mr. President, who stood by our country then, who threw open our coffers, who bared our bosoms, who freely perilled all in that conflict, to be reproached with want of attachment to the Union?
    • 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. XIV:
      "I will have nothing to do with this matter, whatever it is. Do you think I am going to peril my reputation for you?"

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

From Latin perīculum.

Noun

peril m ‎(oblique plural periz or perilz, nominative singular periz or perilz, nominative plural peril)

  1. peril; hazard; danger

Descendants

Etymology

From Old French peril, from Latin perīculum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹəl

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