threaten
Significado (inglés)
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)
Sinónimos
impend
minace
look as if
take someone to task
cause fear
make shy
frighten someone
speak in harsh tone
bluster out threats
try to intimidate
intimidate blackmail
pull punch
denounce
Frecuencia
Guionizado como
threat‧en
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
Etimoloxía (inglés)
From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en.
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