Daunt Definition
dônt, dänt
daunted, daunts
verb
daunted, daunts
To make discouraged; intimidate; dishearten.
Webster's New World
To overwhelm.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- frighten away
- scare away
- frighten-off
- pall
- scare
- scare-off
- dash
- terrify
- tame
- subdue
- stupefy
- stun
- intimidate
- discourage
- disconcert
Origin of Daunt
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Middle English daunten from Old French danter from Latin domitāre frequentative of domāre to tame demə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English daunten (also, to tame), from Old French danter, from Latin domitare (to tame); compare domare, to tame, conquer
From Wiktionary
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