Men″ace (mĕn″ā̍s; 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.