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daunt 
[dawnt, dahnt] Pronunciation Key
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[dawnt, dahnt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries. |
| 2. | to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME da(u)nten < AF da(u)nter, OF danter, alter. of donter (prob. by influence of dangier power, authority; see danger) < L domitāre to tame, deriv. of domitus, ptp. of domāre to tame]
] —Related forms
daunt·ing·ly, adverb
daunt·ing·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. overawe, subdue, dismay, frighten. 2. discourage, dispirit.
—Antonyms 2. encourage.
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(dônt, dänt) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre, to tame; see demə- in Indo-European roots.] daunt'er n., daunt'ing·ly adv. |
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daunt
c.1300, from O.Fr. danter, var. of donter, from L. domitare, freq. of domare "to tame" (see tame). Originally "to vanquish;" sense of "to intimidate" is from c.1475.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Daunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Daunting.] [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See Tame.]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. Some presences daunt and discourage us. --Glanvill. Syn: To dismay; appall. See Dismay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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