Etymology

periclitate

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Today it means: To endanger. Full definition →

Latin periclitari
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  1. Latin · derived frompericlitari
  2. English todaypericlitate

From the past participle stem of Latin periclitari, from periculum (“experiment, risk”). Compare peril.

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