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Meaning of threaten


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  threaten
      v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
           endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize},
           {jeopardise}, {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}]
      2: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He
         threatened me when I tried to call the police"
      3: to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten
         rain"; "Danger threatens"


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