threaten

Significado (Inglês)

1. To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
2. To menace, or be dangerous.
3. To portend, or give a warning of.
4. To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
5. To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)

Hifenizado como

threat‧en

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian (“to urge, force, compel”), equivalent to threat + -en.