Menace — Defs

01 n. The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.

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The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.
“His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his menaces.” — Milman.

“The dark menace of the distant war.” — Dryden.

02 v. t. To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed …

imp. & p. p. Menaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Menacing

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To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war.
“My master . . . did menace me with death.” — Shak.
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To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.
“By oath he menaced Revenge upon the cardinal.” — Shak.

03 v. i. To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.

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To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.
“Who ever knew the heavens menace so?” — Shak.