menaced
menaced is the simple past and past participle of menace.
Meaning of menace
Verb
menace (third-person singular simple present menaces, present participle menacing, simple past and past participle menaced)
- To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
- to menace a country with war
- To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
- Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death,
And in his eies the furies of his heart,
That ſhine as Comets, menacing reueng,
And caſts a pale complexion on his cheeks.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death,
- To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.
Adjective
menaced
- subject to menaces; threatened
Words formed from menaced
Questions about menaced
- What does menaced mean?
- Menaced means subject to menaces; threatened.
- What is menaced the simple past and past participle of?
- Menaced is the simple past and past participle of menace.
- What part of speech is menaced?
- Menaced is an adjective.
Words near menaced in the dictionary
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