Warn vs threaten
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com warn 1 a : to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or evil b : to give admonishing advice to : counsel c : to call to one's attention : inform threaten 1 : to utter threats against 2 a : to give signs or warning of : portend <the clouds threatened rain> b : to hang over dangerously : menace <famine threatens the city> 3 : to announce as intended or possible <the workers threatened a strike> 4 : to cause to feel insecure or anxious <felt threatened by his brother's success> threat 1 : an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage 2 : one that threatens 3 : an indication of something impending <the sky held a threat of rain> CJ
- com warn 1 a : to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or evil b : to give admonishing advice to : counsel c : to call to one's attention : inform threaten 1 : to utter threats against 2 a : to give signs or warning of : portend <the clouds threatened rain> b : to hang over dangerously : menace <famine threatens the city> 3 : to announce as intended or possible <the workers threatened a strike> 4 : to cause to feel insecure or anxious <felt threatened by his brother's success> threat 1 : an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage 2 : one that threatens 3 : an indication of something impending <the sky held a threat of rain> CJ
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threaten: tell someone that you are going to harm them
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warn
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a : to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or evil
b : to give admonishing advice to : counsel
c : to call to one's attention : inform
threaten
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: to utter threats against
2
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0"Death shall come to any man that draws Elendil's sword save Elendil's heir." (Aragorn, The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien)
In the above quote, if Aragorn (who is Elendil's heir) means "I will kill anyone who draws my sword other than me," that would be a threat.
If he means "I am the only person who has the ability to control my sword; it will rebel and kill anyone else who tries,"
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