English[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /dɔːnt/
- Rhymes: -ɔːnt
Verb[]
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to Daunt (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- To discourage, intimidate.
- To overwhelm.
Derived terms[]
- daunted
- daunter
- daunting
- dauntingly
- dauntless
- undaunted
Translations[]
to discourage
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to overwhelm
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Etymology[]
ME daunten (also, to tame) < OF danter < L domitare (to tame; cf. domare, to tame, conquer)
et:daunt el:daunt fr:daunt io:daunt kn:daunt ml:daunt my:daunt no:daunt ru:daunt ta:daunt te:daunt vi:daunt zh:daunt