The Collaborative International Dictionary
Periclitate
Periclitate \Pe*ric"li*tate\, v. t. [L. periclitatus, p. p. of periclitari, fr. periculum.] To endanger. [Obs.]
Periclitating, pardi! the whole family.
--Sterne.
Wiktionary
periclitate
vb. (context obsolete English) To endanger.