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Thesaurus: daunt

To overcome; to conquer.

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  1. v. t. To overcome; to conquer.
  2. v. t. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
  3. v. cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
  4. 1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.] 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. Syn. -- To dismay; appall. See Dismay.
  5. v:100 v. cause to lose courage