verb/amenaˈθaɾ/
to threaten (“to make threats”); to threaten (“to be a threat”)
Synonyms: amagar, conminar
From amenaza (“threat”) + -ar. Alternatively, from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *admināciāre (“to threaten”) < *mināciāre (“threaten”), from minācia (“threat”). Compare Catalan amenaçar, French menacer, Italian minacciare, Occitan amenaçar, Portuguese ameaçar, Romanian ameninţa, Sicilian amminazzari.