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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.
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Threatens
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English thretnen, Old English thrēatnian, derivative of thrēat pressure, oppression. See threat, -en1
before 1000; Middle English thretnen, Old English thrēatnian, derivative of thrēat pressure, oppression. See threat, -en1
Related forms
threat·en·er, noun
out·threat·en, verb (used with object)
pre·threat·en, verb (used with object)
re·threat·en, verb
Synonyms
2. endanger.
2. endanger.
Antonyms
2. protect, defend.
2. protect, defend.
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