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Definition of menace verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

menace

verb

NAmE//ˈmɛnəs//

menace something/somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they menace

he / she / it menaces

past simple menaced

-ing form menacing

to be a possible danger to something or someone synonym threaten Many of our coastal wetlands are being menaced by major development projects.

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