threaten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
To menace, or be dangerous.
To portend, or give a warning of.
To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.

thrĕt′n̩ /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ [ˈθɹɛt.n̩] [ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩] en-us-threaten.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-threaten.wav

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From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en.

promise

forethreaten threatening threatensome

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