threaten

v. அச்சுறுத்து, வன்முறையாகப் பயமுறுத்தல் செய், ஊறு நிகழுமென எச்சரிக்கை செய், ஒறுக்கப்போவதாக அறிவி, பின்வருவதற்கு அறிகுறியாயிரு, பின்வரவுகாட்டடு, கேடுபெருகும் போக்குடையதாகத் தோன்று.

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Threat"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Threatened; p. pr. & vb. n. Threatening.] Etym: [OE. . See Threat, v. t.] 1. 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. Let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. Acts iv. 17. 2. 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. Milton. The skies look grimly And threaten present blusters. Shak. Syn. -- To menace. -- Threaten, Menace. Threaten is Anglo-Saxon, and menace is Latin. As often happens, the former is the more familiar term; the latter is more employed in formal style. We are threatened with a drought; the country is menaced with war. By turns put on the suppliant and the lord: Threatened this moment, and the next implored. Prior. Of the sharp ax Regardless, that o'er his devoted head Hangs menacing. Somerville. Threat"en, v. i. Defn: To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance. Though the seas threaten, they are merciful. Shak.

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