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threaten
verb
1 threaten
Pose a threat to; present a danger to.
synonyms: endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril.
Roget 860:
fear,
stand in awe of;
be afraid
etc.
adj.;
have qualms
etc.
n.;
apprehend,
sit upon thorns,
eye askance;
distrust
etc.
(disbelieve)
485.
hesitate
etc.
(be irresolute)
605;
falter,
funk,
cower,
crouch;
skulk
etc.
(cowardice)
862;
let 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would'"
[Macbeth]
take fright,
take alarm;
start,
wince,
flinch,
shy,
shrink;
fly
etc.
(avoid)
623.
tremble,
shake;
shiver,
shiver in one's shoes;
shudder,
flutter;
shake like an aspen leaf,
tremble like an aspen leaf,
tremble all over;
quake,
quaver,
quiver,
quail.
grow pale,
turn pale;
blench,
stand aghast;
not dare to say one's soul is one's own.
inspire fear,
excite fear,
inspire awe,
excite awe;
raise apprehensions†;
be in a daze,
bulldoze [U.S.];
faze,
feeze [U.S.];
give an alarm,
raise an alarm,
sound an alarm;
alarm,
startle,
scare,
cry 'wolf',
disquiet,
dismay;
fright,
frighten,
terrify;
astound;
fright from one's propriety;
fright out of one's senses,
fright out of one's wits,
fright out of one's seven senses;
awe;
strike all of a heap,
strike an awe into,
strike terror;
harrow up the soul,
appall,
unman,
petrify,
horrify;
pile on the agony.
make one's flesh creep,
make one's hair stand on end,
make one's blood run cold,
make one's teeth chatter;
take away one's breath,
stop one's breath;
make one tremble
&c.;
haunt;
prey on the mind,
weigh on the mind.
put in fear,
put in bodily fear;
terrorize,
intimidate,
cow,
daunt,
overawe,
abash,
deter,
discourage;
browbeat,
bully;
threaten
etc.
909.
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Roget 908:
curse,
accurse†,
imprecate,
damn,
swear at;
curse with bell book and candle;
invoke curses on the head of,
call down curses on the head of;
devote to destruction.
execrate,
beshrew†,
scold;
anathematize
etc.
(censure)
932;
bold up to execration,
denounce,
proscribe,
excommunicate,
fulminate,
thunder against;
threaten
etc.
909.
curse and swear;
swear,
swear like a trooper;
fall a cursing,
rap out an oath,
damn.
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Roget 121:
look forwards;
anticipate
etc.
(expect)
507,
(foresee)
510;
forestall
etc.
(be early)
132.
come on,
draw on;
draw near;
approach,
await,
threaten;
impend
etc.
(be destined)
152.
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Roget 152:
impend;
hang over,
lie over;
threaten,
loom,
await,
come on,
approach,
stare one in the face;
foreordain,
preordain;
predestine,
doom,
have in store for.
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Roget 909:
threat,
threaten;
menace;
snarl,
growl,
gnarl,
mutter,
bark,
bully.
defy
etc.
715;
intimidate
etc.
860;
keep in terrorem [Lat.],
hold up in terrorem [Lat.],
hold out in terrorem [Lat.];
shake the fist at,
double the fist at,
clinch the fist at;
thunder,
talk big,
fulminate,
use big words,
bluster,
look daggers,
stare daggers.
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Roget 715:
defy,
dare,
beard;
brave
etc.
(courage)
861;
bid defiance to;
set at defiance,
set at naught;
hurl defiance at;
dance the war dance,
beat the war drums;
snap the fingers at,
laugh to scorn;
disobey
etc.
742.
show fight,
show one's teeth,
show a bold front;
bluster,
look big,
stand akimbo,
beat one's chest;
double the fist,
shake the fist;
threaten
etc.
909.
challenge,
call out;
throw down the gauntlet,
fling down the gauntlet,
fling down the gage,
fling down the glove,
throw down the glove.
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Dutch: in gevaar brengen
2 threaten
To utter intentions of injury or punishment against.
Dutch: bedreigen, dreigen
3 threaten
To be a menacing indication of something.
Dutch: bedreigen
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