daunt

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, donter (to tame), from Latin domitō (tame, verb), frequentative of Latin domō (tame, conquer, verb), from Proto-Italic *domaō, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (to domesticate, tame). Doublet of dompt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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daunt (third-person singular simple present daunts, present participle daunting, simple past and past participle daunted)

  1. (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
  2. (transitive) To overwhelm.

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Middle English

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Verb

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daunt

  1. Alternative form of daunten