amenazar

From amenaza (“threat”) +‎ -ar. Alternatively, from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *admināciāre (“to threaten”) < *mināciāre (“threaten”), from minācia (“threat”).

amenazar (first-person singular indicative present amenazo, past participle amenazáu)

1. to threaten

• amenaza

• “amenazar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “amenazar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

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.

• IPA^(key): /amenaˈθaɾ/ [a.me.naˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /amenaˈsaɾ/ [a.me.naˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧me‧na‧zar

amenazar (first-person singular present amenazo, first-person singular preterite amenacé, past participle amenazado)

1. (transitive) to threaten

   Synonyms: amagar, menazar

• “amenazar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025