| Menace (menace) |
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| n. | (m n"***asl]s; 48) |
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| Men"ace |
| [F., fr. L. minaciae threats, menaces, fr. minax, -
acis, projecting, threatening, minae projecting points or
pinnacles, threats. Cf. Amenable, Demean,
Imminent, Minatory.] |
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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| Menace (menace) |
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| v. t. | (mn"***asl]s; 48) |
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| Men"ace |
| [imp. *** p. p. Menaced (&amacr]st);
p. pr. *** vb. n. Menacing (?).] [OF.
menacier, F. menacer. See Menace,
n.] |
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.
To threaten, as an evil to be
inflicted.
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| Menace (menace) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Men"ace |
|
To act in
threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.
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