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Threated (verb)
simple past tense and past participle of threat
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Threaten (verb)
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
“He threatened me with a knife.”
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Threaten (verb)
To menace, or be dangerous.
“The rocks threatened the ship’s survival.”
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Threaten (verb)
To portend, or give a warning of.
“The black clouds threatened heavy rain.”
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Threaten (verb)
To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)
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Threaten (verb)
state one’s intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done
“how dare you threaten me?”
“the men threatened staff with a handgun”
“‘I might sue for damages,’ he threatened”
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Threaten (verb)
state one’s intention to do (something undesirable) in retribution
“she forced a scene and Toby threatened to leave”
“the trade unions threatened a general strike”
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Threaten (verb)
cause (someone or something) to be vulnerable or at risk; endanger
“one of four London hospitals threatened with closure”
“a broken finger threatened his career”
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Threaten (verb)
seem likely to produce an unpleasant or unwelcome result
“the air was raw and threatened rain”
“the dispute threatened to spread to other cities”
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Threaten (verb)
(of something undesirable) seem likely to occur
“unless war threatened, national politics remained the focus of attention”