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Threaten (Verb)

Meaning 1

To be a menacing indication of something; "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

  • Omen
  • Augur
  • Predict
  • Portend
  • Prefigure
  • Auspicate
  • Betoken
  • Presage
  • Foretell
  • Prognosticate
  • Forecast
  • Foreshadow

Meaning 2

To utter intentions of injury or punishment against; "He threatened me when I tried to call the police".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Meaning 3

Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Endanger
  • Menace
  • Jeopardize
  • Peril
  • Jeopardise
  • Imperil

Hypernyms

  • Be
  • Exist
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