threaten
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(verb) to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police" |
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Related Words: offer, warn |
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(verb) to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" |
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Related Words: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
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(verb) pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" |
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Synonyms: endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace, peril |
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Related Words: be, exist |
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