THREATEN

• (verb) to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:

  "He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

• (verb) to be a menacing indication of something:

  "The clouds threaten rain", "Danger threatens"

• (verb) pose a threat to; present a danger to

  "The pollution is endangering the crops"

  synonyms : endanger , imperil , jeopardise , jeopardize , menace , peril

  The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners. -added by nithi

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