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What does threaten mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word threaten? Here's what it means.

Verb
  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. (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)
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The economy is stagnating and the effects of a war threaten to cause violent social convulsions.
Such policies threaten the interest of the plutocracy that runs this county and controls both the Democrats and Republicans.
Some will use print to publish well-researched news stories that threaten the powerful, some will write pamphlets, others lies and libels.
These limits seemed to threaten the success of the family's on-farm store, but they plunged ahead.
Her legislated Church was in place to secure outward conformity, and she firmly resisted any changes which might threaten this aim.
A vast humanitarian operation could threaten their gainful isolationism and turn the population against its tormentors.

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