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Webster 1913 Edition


Menace

Men′ace

(mĕn′ā̍s; 48)
,
Noun.
[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.
His (the pope’s) commands, his rebukes, his
menaces
.
Milman.
The dark
menace
of the distant war.
Dryden.

Men′ace

(mĕn′ā̍s; 48)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Menaced
(āst)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Menacing
.]
[OF.
menacier
, F.
menacer
. See
Menace
,
Noun.
]
1.
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
.
My master . . . did
menace
me with death.
Shakespeare
2.
To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.
By oath he
menaced

Revenge upon the cardinal.
Shakespeare

Men′ace

,
Verb.
I.
To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.
Who ever knew the heavens
menace
so?
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Menace

MEN'ACE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. minor.]
1.
To threaten; to express or show a disposition or determination to inflict punishment or other evil. The combined powers menaced France with war on every side.
2.
To show or manifest the probability of future evil or danger to. The spirit of insubordination menaced Spain with the horrors of civil war.
3.
To exhibit the appearance of any catastrophe to come; as, a hanging rock menaces a fall, or menaces the plain or the inhabitants below.

MEN'ACE

,
Noun.
A threat or threatening; the declaration or show of a disposition or determination to inflict an evil; used of persons.
1.
The show of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.

Definition 2024


menacé

menacé

See also: menace

French

Verb

menacé m (feminine singular menacée, masculine plural menacés, feminine plural menacées)

  1. past participle of menacer