Men"ace (m&ebreve;n"&asl;s; 48), n.
[F., fr. L. minaciae threats, menaces, fr. minax, -
acis, projecting, threatening, minae projecting points or
pinnacles, threats. Cf. Amenable, Demean,
Imminent, Minatory.] The show of an intention to
inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil
or catastrophe to come.
His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his
menaces.
Milman.
The dark menace of the distant
war.
Dryden.
Men"ace (m&ebreve;n"&asl;s; 48), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Menaced (āst);
p. pr. & vb. n. Menacing (?).] [OF.
menacier, F. menacer. See Menace,
n.] 1. To express or show an
intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil
or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with
before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with
war.
My master . . . did menace me with
death.
Shak.
2. To threaten, as an evil to be
inflicted.
By oath he menaced
Revenge upon the cardinal.
Shak.
Men"ace, v. i. To act in
threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.
Who ever knew the heavens menace
so?
Shak.
