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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endanger |
| Synonyms: | advance, approach, be dangerous, be gathering, be imminent, be in the air, be in the offing, be on the horizon, brewing, come on, forebode, foreshadow, frighten, hang over, impend, imperil, jeopardize, loom, overhang, portend, presage, put at risk, put in jeopardy, warn |
| Antonyms: | guard, protect, save |
| Main Entry: | impend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | threaten |
| Synonyms: | advance, approach, be dangerous, be gathering, be imminent, be in the air, be in the offing, be on the horizon, brew, brewing, come on, forebode, foreshadow, frighten, hang over, imperil, jeopardize, loom, lower, menace, overhang, portend, presage, put at risk, put in jeopardy, warn |
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| Main Entry: | menace |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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| Concept: | Compromise. |
| Synonyms: |
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compromise, commutation, composition; middle term, mezzo termine; compensation; abatement of differences, adjustment, mutal concession.
-verbs
compromise, commute, compound; take the mean; split the difference, meet one halfway, give and take; come to terms (contract); submit to arbitration, abide by arbitration; patch up, bridge over, arrange; straighten out, adjust, differences, agree; make the best of, make a virtue of necessity; take the will for the deed.
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