threaten
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- v pose a threat to; present a danger to
- v to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- v to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
Danger threatens
- The rich have to realize that their irresponsible spending patterns could threaten social stability.
- That would cue Saddam Hussein to demand his opportunity to send armored forces to threaten Israel by marching through Jordan or Syria or both.
- On occasion, we've had to threaten military force, and Saddam has backed down.