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Pronunciation : Men"ace
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. minaciae threats, menaces, fr. minax, - acis, projecting, threatening, minae projecting points or pinnacles, threats. Cf. Amenable, Demean, Imminent, Minatory.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Men"ace
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. menacier, F. menacer. See Menace, n.]
Definition : 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. Shak.

2. To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted. By oath he menaced Revenge upon the cardinal. Shak.

t. [imp. & p. p. Menaced (ast); p. pr. & vb. n. Menacing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Men"ace
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect. Who ever knew the heavens menace so Shak.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913