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Definition of Daunt

1. Verb. Cause to lose courage. "The bad news will daunt him"; "Dashed by the refusal"

Definition of Daunt

1. v. t. To overcome; to conquer.

Definition of Daunt

1. Verb. To discourage, intimidate. ¹

2. Verb. To overwhelm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Daunt

1. to intimidate [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: intimidate

Medical Definition of Daunt

1. 1. To overcome; to conquer. 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) Synonym: To dismay, appall. See Dismay. Origin: OF. Danter, F. Dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. Domitare, v. Intens. Of domare to tame. See Tame. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daunt

Literary usage of Daunt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"Who is John daunt t replied Williams. He is a man, answers the prisoner, ... Then Murphy said to Williams, Now, you are John daunt, the executor. ..."

2. Cobbett's Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High ...by William Cobbett, David Jardine by William Cobbett, David Jardine (1813)
"Who ¡8 John daunt F replied Williams. He is a man, answers the prisoner, whom I knew when at ... Then Murphy said to Williams, Now, you are John daunt, ..."

3. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain by Bernard Burke (1862)
"George ; T. James; and vi. Swithin, besides daus. He was i. by his eldest son, WILLIAM daunt, of Tracton Abbey, who m. in Anne, dau. of Thomas Austin, ..."

4. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"WILLIAM JOSEPH O'NEILL daunt. ... WILLIAM JOSEPH O'NEILL daunt, the able historical writer, ..."

5. A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great by Bernard Burke (1855)
"His son, Richard daunt, became an extensive merchant in that city, and was father of Richard daunt, who was largely connected with the Hollow Sword Blade ..."

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