Canadian English Meaning of threaten
threaten
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Definitions and Meaning of threaten in English
threaten (v)
pose a threat to; present a danger to
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
to be a menacing indication of something
threaten (v. t.)
To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn.
To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death.
threaten (v. i.)
To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance.
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pose a threat to; present a danger to, to utter intentions of injury or punishment against, to be a menacing indication of somethingTo utter threats against; to
endanger,threat,hangover,hover (over),Imperil,jeopardize,hazard,Impending,overhang,peril
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threat => threat, threaping => arguing, threaped => chatter, threap => argue, thready => thready,
