forethreaten

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verb

To threaten in advance or in anticipation.

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Meanings

verbforethreaten (third-person singular simple present forethreatens, present participle forethreatening, simple past and past participle forethreatened)

present singular third person forethreatens · participle present forethreatening · participle past forethreatened · past forethreatened

  1. transitiveTo 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
    1 more example

    […] 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

Origin

From fore- + threaten.

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forethreaten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forethreaten

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forethreaten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forethreaten.

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