threaten

Verb
  1. Pose a threat to;
    Present a danger to (synset 202702962)
    "The pollution is endangering the crops"
    is a type of: be, exist - have an existence, be extant
    same as: endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril
  2. To utter intentions of injury or punishment against (synset 200873067)
    "He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
    is a type of: warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
    subtypes: offer - threaten to do something
  3. To be a menacing indication of something (synset 200873444)
    "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"
    is a type of: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate - indicate, as with a sign or an omen

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