| VERB | stative | threaten, endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, imperil, peril | pose a threat to |
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| communication | threaten | to utter intentions of injury or punishment against | |
| communication | threaten | to be a menacing indication of something |
| Sounds | threh'tahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | pose a threat to; present a danger to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, imperil, peril | |
| Broader | exist, be | Have an existence, be extant |
| Spanish | amenazar, arriesgar, conminar, exponer al peligro, hacer peligrar, poner en peligro | |
| Catalan | amenaçar, arriscar, posar en perill | |
| Meaning | To utter intentions of injury or punishment against: "He threatened me when I tried to call the police". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | Sam cannot threaten Sue | |
| Narrower | offer | threaten to do something |
| Broader | warn | notify of danger / danger, potential harm, or risk |
| Spanish | amenazar | |
| Catalan | amenaçar | |
| Meaning | To be a menacing indication of something: "The clouds threaten rain". | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Danger threatens" | |
| Broader | bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | Indicate by signs |
| Spanish | acechar, amenazar | |
| Catalan | amenaçar | |
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