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rage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. Some presences daunt and discourage us. Glanvill.

One who daunts.

Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless; intrepid. Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. Dryden. -- Daunt"less*ly, adv. -- Daunt"less*ness, n.

To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate. [Obs.] Skelton.

The aunt of one's father or mother.

Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall.

Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak.

To subdue; to tame; to daunt. [Obs.] Then is your careless courage accoyed. Spenser.

To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.] The sight whereof did greatly him adaw. Spenser.

To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic] The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.

Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.]

. A coarse black robe belted round the waist. C. Reade. They belt him round with hearts undaunted. Wordsworth.

ame country; having a common sentiment of patriotism. She [Britain] rears to freedom an undaunted race, Compatriot, zealous, hospitable, kind. Thomson.

Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted. As confident as is the falcon's flight Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. Shak.

nces; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other. Of dauntless courage and considerate pride. Milton. considerate, and careful of his people. Dryden. The wisest and most considerate men in the world. Sharp.

To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to overawe. To vanquish a people already cowed. Shak. THe French king was cowed. J. R. Green.

aking of Constantinople. The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale, dying crescent is daunted. Campbell.

To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.

To terrify; to daunt. [Obs.] For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs, Would dare a woman. Beau. & Fl. To dare larks, to catch them by producing terror through to use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them. Nares.

To daunt; to terrify. [Obs.] B. Jonson.