DAUNT

v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.]

2.
v.

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.


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