adaunt

Adaunt

A*daunt"\, v. t. [OE. adaunten to overpower, OF. adonter; [`a] (L. ad) + donter, F. dompter. See Daunt.] To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate. [Obs.] --Skelton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Explore Dictionary.com
Previous Definition: adatis
Next Definition: adaw
Words Near: adaunt
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for adaunt
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing adaunt
More from Dictionary.com Translator
00:10
Adaunt is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Dictionary.com Word FAQs

Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.

Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT