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(1):

(v. i.) To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance.

(2):

(v. t.) To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn.

(3):

(v. t.) To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Threaten'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/threaten.html. 1828.
 
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