1590s, from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (from PIE root *en "in") + peril. Formerly also emperil. Related: Imperiled; imperiling; imperilment.
imperforate
imperial
imperialism
imperialist
imperialistic
imperil
imperious
imperishable
imperium
impermanence
impermanent
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