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| men·ace [ ménnəss ] |
noun (plural men·ac·es) |
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1. possible source of danger: a possible source of danger or harm
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2. nuisance: a constant source of trouble and annoyance
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informal
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3. threatening quality: a threatening quality, feeling, or tone
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4. threatening act: a threatening act, gesture, or speech
  demanding money with menaces
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verb (past and past participle men·aced, present participle men·ac·ing, 3rd person present singular men·ac·es) |
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1. transitive verb be threat to somebody or something: to be a possible or actual source of danger or harm to somebody or something
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2. transitive and intransitive verb make threat against somebody: to behave toward or speak to somebody in a way that threatens injury or harm
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often passive
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| [14th century. < French< Latin minac- "threatening" < minari "threaten" < minae "threats," literally "projecting points"] |
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| men·ac·er noun |
| men·ac·ing adjective |
| men·ac·ing·ly adverb |
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