(to) daunt

  • 1daunt — daunt·ing·ly; daunt·less; daunt·less·ly; daunt·less·ness; un·daunt·able; un·daunt·ed·ly; un·daunt·ed·ness; daunt; …

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  • 2Daunt — (d[add]nt; 277), 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.] [1913 Webster] 2. To repress or… …

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  • 3daunt´less|ness — daunt|less «DNT lihs, DAHNT », adjective. not to be frightened or discouraged; brave: »He is a dauntless pilot; he will fly anywhere. SYNONYM(S): daring, courageous, fearless, bold. –daunt´less|ly, adverb. –daunt´less|ness, noun …

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  • 4daunt´less|ly — daunt|less «DNT lihs, DAHNT », adjective. not to be frightened or discouraged; brave: »He is a dauntless pilot; he will fly anywhere. SYNONYM(S): daring, courageous, fearless, bold. –daunt´less|ly, adverb. –daunt´less|ness, noun …

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  • 5daunt|less — «DNT lihs, DAHNT », adjective. not to be frightened or discouraged; brave: »He is a dauntless pilot; he will fly anywhere. SYNONYM(S): daring, courageous, fearless, bold. –daunt´less|ly, adverb. –daunt´less|ness, noun …

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  • 6daunt´er — daunt «dnt, dahnt», transitive verb. 1. to frighten; overcome with fear: »Danger did not daunt the hero. SYNONYM(S): intimidate, cow. 2. to discourage; lessen the courage of: »Not daunted by his first failure, he tried again. SYNONYM(S): dismay,… …

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  • 7daunt — index browbeat, discourage, dissuade, frighten, intimidate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8daunt — [do:nt US do:nt] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: danter, from Latin domitare to train (something) so that it obeys ] 1.) to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something ▪ He felt utterly daunted by the… …

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  • 9daunt — [ dɔnt ] verb transitive often passive if something daunts you, it makes you worried because you think it will be very difficult or dangerous to do: I admit I m daunted by the job, but I m going to try my best. nothing daunted FORMAL not made… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10daunt — c.1300, to vanquish, from O.Fr. danter, variant of donter (12c., Mod.Fr. dompter) be afraid of, fear, doubt; control, restrain, from L. domitare, frequentative of domare to tame (see TAME (Cf. tame)). Sense of to intimidate is from late 15c.… …

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