verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of threaten form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

endangerabuseadmonishadumbrateadventureadvise

Example

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"Growing centrist sentiment threatens to upset America's traditional two-party system."

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