threaten
31threaten — threat·en || θretn v. intimidate, endanger …
32threaten — verb 1》 make or express a threat to (someone) or to do (something). 2》 put at risk; endanger. ↘(of a situation or the weather) seem likely to produce an unwelcome result: the air was raw and threatened rain. Derivatives threatener noun… …
33threaten — I. v. a. 1. Menace, denounce. 2. Portend, presage, forebode, augur, foreshadow, prognosticate, indicate. II. v. n. 1. Use threats, use menaces. 2. Impend, be near at hand, be imminent, stare one in the face …
34threaten — v 1. menace, endanger, imperil, frighten, scare, terrify, alarm, fill with unease; warn, put on one s guard, caution, give fair warning, Inf. tip off, comminate; intimidate, daunt, terrorize, cow; browbeat, bully, thunder at, yell at, fulminate,… …
35threaten — threat·en …
36threaten*/*/ — [ˈθret(ə)n] verb 1) [T] to tell someone that you will cause them harm or problems, especially in order to make them do something He s been threatening me for months.[/ex] The terrorists are threatening to kill the hostages.[/ex] One man has been… …
37threaten — see threatened men live long …
38threaten — v.tr. 1 make a threat or threats against. 2 be a sign or indication of (something undesirable). 3 (foll. by to + infin.) announce one s intention to do an undesirable or unexpected thing (threatened to resign). 4 (also absol.) give warning of the …
39threaten to do something — to be likely to do something, especially something bad or unpleasant The dam threatened to break at any moment. Tensions are threatening to erupt into full scale confrontation …
40Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq — is an executive order signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on July 17, 2007 in a stated attempt to reduce the flow of material support for insurgents and terrorists in the Iraq war. The Order provides a means by which to disrupt… …
