threaten
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threaten englanniksi
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
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(antonyms)
To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
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To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)
2000, Lew Freedman, Diamonds in the Rough: Baseball Stories from Alaska, (ISBN), page 69
- The player quickly surmised that things weren't kosher and the suddenly wiser ballplayer threatened the world record for the fifty-yard dash as he sought safety. As Reynolds dived into the van, Dietz and the other players rolled with laughter.