forethreaten en · VERB
Etymology
From fore- + threaten.
Meanings
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(transitive) To threaten in advance or in anticipation.
Also, where before they declared their intentions, they now ask his consent. It falls out as he forethreatened.
1906, Pearson's Magazine - Volume 16, Issue 6, page 662:[…] but so it was not from the time that Jeremy began to prophesy, to foretell and forethreaten it by express revelation from the Lord of heaven.
1844, Thomas Jackson, The Works of Thomas Jackson:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forethreatens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forethreatened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forethreatened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| forethreatening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |