threaten

Definition

Examples

Rising costs threaten the future of many small businesses.

Synonyms

• intimidatemake timid or fearful
• menacesomething that is a source of danger
• endangerpose a threat to; present a danger to

Collocations

• Easy threaten to tell
  to threaten to tell, meaning to pose a threat to; present a danger to
• Medium threaten to cancel the contract due to delivery delays
  to threaten to cancel the contract due to delivery delays, meaning to pose a threat to; present a danger to
• Hard rising commodity input costs threaten profit margins
  to rising commodity input costs threaten profit margins, meaning to move upward
• Very Hard storm clouds threaten to engulf the financial sector
  to storm clouds threaten to engulf the financial sector, meaning to behave violently, as if in state of a great anger