English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Threaten
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.
Threaten
(v. t.)
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.