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What is the verb for threat?

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threaten
  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.)
  5. Synonyms:
      6. warn, caution, forewarn, blackmail, comminate, spook, alarm, make threat, make threats against, make threats to, threaten to harm, shake fist at, issue threats to, threaten to kill, flex muscles, look daggers, bully, cow, intimidate, menace, terrorise, terrorize, browbeat, pressurise, pressurize, scare, frighten, abuse, bluster, enforce, torment, lean on, push around, coerce, bulldoze, dragoon, hector, strong-arm, harass, pressure, tyrannize, domineer, compel, blackjack, railroad, tyrannise, force, oppress, bullyrag, harry … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “You pester him, and even threaten him about his vote. Your mother did the same thing to me.”
      “I am a non-violent person and I would not intentionally threaten Mike or anyone else for that matter.”
      “I wish to outline several issues that threaten the feasibility of delivering our services at a reasonable rate.”
threat
  1. (transitive) To press; urge; compel.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To threaten.
  3. (intransitive) To use threats; act or speak menacingly; threaten.
threatened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of threaten
  2. Synonyms:
      3. said, growled, barked, snarled, taunted, roared, scowled, sneered, yelled, shouted, yapped, blustered, scoffed, swore, stormed, snapt, snapped, grumbled, thundered, muttered, hurled, flung, fulminated, complained, murmured, abused, quarreled, mumbled, quarrelled, said roughly, rounded on someone, lashed out, said nastily, jumped down someone's throat, said angrily, lashed out at, said brusquely, spoken angrily, spoke roughly, spoke nastily, spoken roughly, spoke brusquely, flew off the handle at, spoke angrily, spoken nastily, flown off the handle at, spoken brusquely, said abruptly, retorted, gnarled … more
threatening
  1. present participle of threaten
  2. Synonyms:
      3. warning, cautioning, forewarning, blackmailing, comminating, spooking, alarming, making threat, making threats against, making threats to, threatening to harm, shaking fist at, issuing threats to, threatening to kill, flexing muscles, looking daggers, bullying, cowing, intimidating, menacing, terrorising, terrorizing, browbeating, pressurising, pressurizing, scaring, frightening, abusing, blustering, enforcing, tormenting, leaning on, pushing around, coercing, bulldozing, dragooning, hectoring, strong-arming, harassing, pressuring, tyrannizing, domineering, compelling, blackjacking, railroading, tyrannising, forcing, oppressing, bullyragging, harrying … more
threatens
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of threaten
  2. Synonyms:
      3. warns, cautions, forewarns, blackmails, comminates, spooks, alarms, makes threat, makes threats against, makes threats to, threatens to harm, shakes fist at, issues threats to, threatens to kill, flexes muscles, looks daggers, bullies, cows, intimidates, menaces, terrorises, terrorizes, browbeats, pressurises, pressurizes, scares, frightens, abuses, blusters, enforces, torments, leans on, pushes around, coerces, bulldozes, dragoons, hectors, strong-arms, harasses, pressures, tyrannizes, domineers, compels, blackjacks, railroads, tyrannises, forces, oppresses, bullyrags, harries … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This type of cost cutting threatens the health and welfare of local residents.”
      “Whenever he does call you a bad name or threatens to whip you or anything else, tell your mom ASAP and have her talk to him and again.”
      “In a number of African countries, local laws and values permit abortion if a pregnancy threatens a woman's health.”
threateneth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of threaten
threatenest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of threaten
threatest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of threat
threated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of threat
  2. Examples:
      3. “Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizbullah, threated to unleash thousands of rockets and occupy Israel's northern towns.”
      “Thence marching southward, he threated Nisibis, which is said, to have been within a little of yielding itself.”
      “We witnessed in Durban wrangling and hair splitting over legal terminology, as well as bald-faced delaying tactics that threated to derail the negotiations.”
threating
  1. present participle of threat
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