COMMINATE
\kɒmɪnˈe͡ɪt], \kɒmɪnˈeɪt], \k_ɒ_m_ɪ_n_ˈeɪ_t]\
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kom'in-[=a]t, v.t. to threaten.--n. COMMIN[=A]'TION, threatening, denunciation: a recital of God's threatenings made on Ash-Wednesday and at other times in the English Church.--adjs. COMM'INATIVE, COMM'INATORY, threatening punishment. [L.,--com, inten., and min[=a]ri, to threaten.]
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