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Webster 1913 Edition
Daunt
Daunt
(da̤nt; 277)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Daunted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Daunting
.] 1.
To overcome; to conquer.
[Obs.]
2.
To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
Syn. – To dismay; appall. See
Dismay
. Webster 1828 Edition
Daunt
D'AUNT
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
daunt
daunt
English
Verb
daunt (third-person singular simple present daunts, present participle daunting, simple past and past participle daunted)
- to discourage, intimidate
- to overwhelm
Derived terms
Translations
to discourage
|
to overwhelm