Daunt Definition

dônt, dänt
daunted, daunts
verb
daunted, daunts
To make discouraged; intimidate; dishearten.
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Origin of Daunt

  • 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

  • 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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