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threaten

/'θrɛtən/

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verb
pose a threat to; present a danger to
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endanger imperil jeopardise jeopardize menace peril

type of:
exist be
verb
to be a menacing indication of something
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"The clouds threaten rain" "Danger threatens"

type of:
betoken bode forecast foreshadow foretell augur auspicate presage prognosticate omen portend predict prefigure
verb
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
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"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

type of:
warn

Definition that contains threaten

offer threaten to do something
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ominous threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
menacing threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
forbidding threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
damning threatening with damnation
baleful threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
damnatory threatening with damnation
minacious threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments