verb
1 warn sb that you may hurt, kill or punish them
ADVERB
▪ publicly
▪ personally , physically
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He says he was physically ~ed in an attempt to get him to sign over his rights.
▪ repeatedly
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She had repeatedly ~ed to commit suicide.
▪ allegedly , reportedly
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
She ~ed him with a gun.
PHRASES
▪ feel ~ed
▪
I never felt ~ed by him.
2 be likely to harm/destroy sth
ADVERB
▪ gravely ( esp. AmE ), seriously , severely
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Our way of life is gravely ~ed.
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social unrest which seriously ~s the stability of the whole area
▪ increasingly
▪ directly
▪ constantly , continually
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Our marriage was constantly ~ed by his other women.
▪ potentially
VERB + THREATEN
▪ could
▪ appear to , seem to
PHRASES
▪ be ~ed with sth
▪
Many species are now ~ed with extinction.
Threaten is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ danger , ↑ disaster , ↑ rain , ↑ union , ↑ violence , ↑ war , ↑ weather
Threaten is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ annihilation , ↑ boycott , ↑ civilization , ↑ crackdown , ↑ economy , ↑ environment , ↑ existence , ↑ fabric , ↑ foundation , ↑ freedom , ↑ future , ↑ habitat , ↑ health , ↑ industrial action , ↑ institution , ↑ integrity , ↑ interest , ↑ liberty , ↑ life , ↑ litigation , ↑ livelihood , ↑ neighbour , ↑ peace , ↑ penalty , ↑ rain , ↑ rebellion , ↑ reprisal , ↑ resignation , ↑ retaliation , ↑ safety , ↑ sanction , ↑ sanity , ↑ security , ↑ sovereignty , ↑ stability , ↑ status quo , ↑ stoppage , ↑ strike , ↑ suicide , ↑ supply , ↑ survival , ↑ veto , ↑ viability , ↑ violence , ↑ well-being , ↑ wildlife , ↑ witness