menace
verb/ˈmenəs/
/ˈmenəs/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they menace | /ˈmenəs/ /ˈmenəs/ |
| he / she / it menaces | /ˈmenəsɪz/ /ˈmenəsɪz/ |
| past simple menaced | /ˈmenəst/ /ˈmenəst/ |
| past participle menaced | /ˈmenəst/ /ˈmenəst/ |
| -ing form menacing | /ˈmenəsɪŋ/ /ˈmenəsɪŋ/ |
- menace something/somebody to be a possible danger to something/somebody synonym threaten
- The forests are being menaced by major development projects.
- Millions menaced by floods (= in a newspaper headline)
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from late Latin minacia, from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening’, from minae ‘threats’.
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