to threaten sth with extinction
1threaten — verb 1 warn sb that you may hurt, kill or punish them ADVERB ▪ publicly ▪ personally, physically ▪ He says he was physically threatened in an attempt to get him to sign over his rights. ▪ repeatedly …
2danger — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, extreme, grave, great, mortal, obvious, real, serious, significant …
