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threat⋅en

  [thret-n]
Use Threatened in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
2. to be a menace or source of danger to: Sickness threatened her peace of mind.
3. to offer (a punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation.
4. to give an ominous indication of: The clouds threaten rain.
–verb (used without object)
5. to utter or use threats.
6. to indicate impending evil or mischief.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME thretnen, OE thrēatnian, deriv. of thrēat pressure, oppression. See threat, -en 1

Related forms:
threat⋅en⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. endanger.

Antonyms:
2. protect, defend.
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threat·en   (thrět'n)   
v.   threat·ened, threat·en·ing, threat·ens

v.   tr.
  1. To express a threat against.
  2. To be a source of danger to; menace.
  3. To give signs or warning of; portend.
  4. To announce the possibility of in a threat.
v.   intr.
  1. To express or use threats.
  2. To indicate danger or harm.
threat'en·er n., threat'en·ing·ly adv.
threat·ened   (thrět'nd)   
adj.   Ecology
At risk of becoming endangered. Used of a plant or an animal.
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