Thesaurus: daunt
To overcome; to conquer.
Related headwords
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Definitions
- v. t. To overcome; to conquer.
- v. t. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
- v. cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
- 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.
- v:100 v. cause to lose courage